---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to an exemption for certain property from the prohibition of alcohol sales within a certain distance of a church"
description: "Relates to an exemption for certain property from the prohibition of alcohol sales within a certain distance of a church for a condominium building in Manhattan."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "A 8615"
citation: "New York A 8615 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Charles Fall"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-12"
last_action: "2024-08-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fa966e8a-5328-4d18-a97c-b421f9a2d6d1"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A8615"
source_hash: "dd7cab1b7c418ef6fd6c4a2e5bf3a1a5d21aa0ad0f148ed6b5022b57d2666e81"
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 A 8615 (2023-2024) — Relates to an exemption for certain property from the prohibition of alcohol sales within a certain distance of a church

Relates to an exemption for certain property from the prohibition of alcohol sales within a certain distance of a church for a condominium building in Manhattan.

## Version chain

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

1. **A8615** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A8615&term=2023&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **142–5** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **58–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Charles Fall — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-12** REFERRED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-13** REPORTED
- **2024-02-15** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.318
- **2024-02-28** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2024-02-28** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2024-02-28** REFERRED TO COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-15** SUBSTITUTED FOR S8385
- **2024-04-15** 3RD READING CAL.569
- **2024-04-15** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2024-04-15** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2024-08-20** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2024-08-28** SIGNED CHAP.236 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fa966e8a-5328-4d18-a97c-b421f9a2d6d1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).