---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to cannabis showcase event permits"
description: "Sets forth certain provisions for the sale of adult-use cannabis and adult-use cannabis products at cannabis showcase events; requires permittees to partner with cultivators in certain situations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "S 818"
citation: "New York S 818 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michelle Hinchey"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 11
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-08"
last_action: "2025-03-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8f64ba3c-4967-4849-9b87-3bf6f238fff6"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S818"
source_hash: "e051838caa0a06175c28a46241fb23a9c71dbdc943b5ab6919f4b3d063cefe62"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York S 818 (2025-2026) — Relates to cannabis showcase event permits

Sets forth certain provisions for the sale of adult-use cannabis and adult-use cannabis products at cannabis showcase events; requires permittees to partner with cultivators in certain situations.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **S818** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S818&term=2025&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **96–53** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **43–16** (pass) · upper
- Rules Vote — **16–5** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Michelle Hinchey — primary (person)
- Lea Webb — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-01-08** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-13** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.92
- **2025-02-12** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2025-02-12** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2025-02-12** REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-11** SUBSTITUTED FOR A418
- **2025-03-11** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.35
- **2025-03-11** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2025-03-11** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2025-03-20** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2025-03-20** SIGNED CHAP.112 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8f64ba3c-4967-4849-9b87-3bf6f238fff6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).