New York A 8901: Relates to providing additional duties of the community gardens task force

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A08901 Summary:

BILL NOA08901A

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SAME ASSAME AS S05159-A

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SPONSORTorres

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §31-j, Ag & Mkts L

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Requires the community gardens task force to conduct an assessment of all community gardens located on publicly owned land in the state to facilitate each garden's designation as a critical environmental area.

Go to top A08901 Actions:

BILL NOA08901A

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06/16/2025referred to agriculture

01/07/2026referred to agriculture

02/06/2026amend and recommit to agriculture

02/06/2026print number 8901a

02/25/2026reported referred to ways and means

05/19/2026reported referred to rules

05/20/2026reported 

05/20/2026rules report cal.150

05/20/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.150

05/20/2026substituted by s5159a

&nbspS05159 AMEND=A COMRIE

&nbsp02/19/2025REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

&nbsp05/14/20251ST REPORT CAL.1120

&nbsp05/15/20252ND REPORT CAL.

&nbsp05/19/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

&nbsp05/29/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp05/29/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp05/29/2025referred to agriculture

&nbsp01/07/2026died in assembly

&nbsp01/07/2026returned to senate

&nbsp01/07/2026REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

&nbsp03/05/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO AGRICULTURE

&nbsp03/05/2026PRINT NUMBER 5159A

&nbsp05/07/20261ST REPORT CAL.996

&nbsp05/11/20262ND REPORT CAL.

&nbsp05/12/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

&nbsp05/13/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp05/13/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp05/13/2026referred to ways and means

&nbsp05/20/2026substituted for a8901a

&nbsp05/20/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.150

&nbsp05/20/2026passed assembly

&nbsp05/20/2026returned to senate

Go to topA08901 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:AGRICULTURE Chair:Lupardo 
DATE:02/25/2026AYE/NAY:20/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means LupardoAyeTagueAye

RosenthalAyeBlankenbushExcused

BarrettAyeHawleyAye

StirpeAyeFitzpatrickAye

WoernerAyeMillerAye

WilliamsAyeLemondesAye

ButtenschonExcusedGiglioExcused

KellesAye

SeptimoAye

ZinermanAye

CunninghamAye

RagaAye

KayAye

SchiavoniAye

CashmanAye

MorenoAye

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:05/19/2026AYE/NAY:30/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules PretlowAyePalmesanoAye

GlickAyeFitzpatrickAye

ColtonAyeHawleyExcused

CookExcusedBlankenbushAye

BenedettoAyeWalshAye

WeprinAyeDeStefanoAye

RamosExcusedManktelowAye

BraunsteinAyeSmullenAye

McDonaldAyeGiglioAye

RozicAyeSlaterAye

DinowitzAye

MagnarelliAye

BronsonAye

DilanAye

SeawrightAye

HyndmanAye

WalkerAye

Bichotte HermelAye

SimonAye

CruzAye

OtisExcused

SolagesAye

HunterAye

SeptimoExcused

HevesiAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:05/20/2026AYE/NAY:27/0 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedRaAye

PretlowAyeHawleyExcused

CookExcusedBlankenbushAye

GlickAyeBrabenecAye

DinowitzAyePalmesanoAye

ColtonAyeReillyAye

MagnarelliAyeSmithAye

PaulinAyeJensenAye

Peoples-StokesAyeGandolfoAye

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaAye

HyndmanAye

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorExcused

CruzAye

VanelAye

Go to topA08901 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA08901 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8901--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 June 16, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. TORRES -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Agriculture -- recommitted to the Committee on Agriculture in
 accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill
 amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
 tee

 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to provid-
 ing additional duties of the community gardens task force

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 31-j of the agriculture and markets law is amended
 2 by adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
 3 6. (a) The task force shall conduct an assessment of all community
 4 gardens located on publicly owned land in the state to facilitate each
 5 eligible garden's designation as a critical environmental area (CEA)
 6 pursuant to paragraph one of subdivision (g) of section 617.14 of title
 7 six of the official compilation of codes,