New York A 3170: Creates a temporary state pesticide commission to study the effects of the application of pesticides in N.Y. city

Status: REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION (as of 2026-01-07)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 3170

Sponsors: William Colton, Jo Anne Simon

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A03170 Summary:

BILL NOA03170 

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SAME ASSAME AS S01368

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SPONSORColton (MS)

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COSPNSRSimon

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MLTSPNSRGlick, Rivera, Walker

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Creates a temporary state pesticide commission to study the effects of the application of pesticides in cities with a population of one million or more.

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BILL NOA03170 

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01/23/2025referred to environmental conservation

01/07/2026referred to environmental conservation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3170

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 23, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. COLTON, SIMON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
 GLICK, RIVERA, WALKER -- read once and referred to the Committee on
 Environmental Conservation

 AN ACT to create a temporary state commission to study and make recom-
 mendations concerning the application of pesticides in cities with a
 population of one million or more

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

 1 Section 1. A temporary state commission, to be known as the "temporary
 2 state pesticide commission", is hereby created to study and make recom-
 3 mendations relating to the application of pesticides in cities with a
 4 population of one million or more.
 5 § 2. The commission shall consist of eleven members to be appointed as
 6 follows: five shall be appointed by the governor; two shall be appointed
 7 by the temporary president of the senate and one by the minority leader
 8 of the senate; and two shall be appointed by the speaker of the assembly
 9 and one by the minority leader of the assembly. The members of the
 10 commission shall serve at the pleasure of the official making the
 11 appointment of such member. Of the five members appointed by the gover-
 12 nor, one shall be from the department of health and one shall be from
 13 the department of environmental conservation. The remaining nine members
 14 of the commission must reside in a city with a population of one million
 15 or more. Vacancies in the membership of the commission shall be filled
 16 in the manner provided for original appointments. Membership on the
 17 commission shall not constitute a public office. A chairperson and vice-
 18 chairperson of the commission shall be elected by a majority of its
 19 members, all members being present.
 20 § 3. The members of the commission shall receive no compensation for
 21 their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses
 22 incurred in the performance of their duties pursuant to this act.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03333-01-5

 A. 3170 2

 1 § 4. The commission shall make a report of its findings and make any
 2 recommendations it may deem necessary and appropriate to the governor,
 3 the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly no
 4 later than one year after the effective date of this act.
 5 § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.

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