New York A 3633: Establishes a distinctive "Pink Ribbon" license plate and provides for the use of the service charge for breast cancer education and support

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A03633 Summary:

BILL NOA03633 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORTague

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COSPNSRManktelow, Gallahan, Hawley, DeStefano, Brown E, Miller, Lemondes, Mikulin, Angelino, Blankenbush,
 Smullen, Beephan, Sempolinski, Norber, Gray, Simpson, Molitor, Chang, Giglio, Morinello, Palmesano

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §29, Ag & Mkts L

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Establishes a veterans in agriculture assistance and outreach program to help integrate veterans into the field of agriculture, and support veterans currently working in agriculture; designs an associated logotype for the promotion of products produced by a veteran or qualified veteran business entity.

Go to top A03633 Actions:

BILL NOA03633 

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01/29/2025referred to agriculture

05/20/2025held for consideration in agriculture

01/07/2026referred to agriculture

Go to topA03633 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:AGRICULTURE Chair:Lupardo 
DATE:05/20/2025AYE/NAY:16/7 Action: Held for Consideration LupardoAyeTagueNay

RosenthalAyeBlankenbushNay

BarrettAyeHawleyNay

StirpeAyeFitzpatrickNay

WoernerAyeMillerNay

JonesAyeLemondesNay

WilliamsAyeGiglioNay

ButtenschonAye

KellesAye

SeptimoAye

ZinermanAye

CruzAye

CunninghamAye

RagaAye

KayAye

SchiavoniAye

Go to topA03633 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA03633 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 3633

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 29, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. TAGUE, MANKTELOW, GALLAHAN, HAWLEY, DeSTEFANO,
 E. BROWN, MILLER, LEMONDES, MIKULIN -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Agriculture

 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to estab-
 lishing a veterans in agriculture assistance and outreach program

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

 1 Section 1. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new
 2 section 29 to read as follows:
 3 § 29. Veterans in agriculture assistance and outreach program. 1. As
 4 used in this section, the following terms shall have the following mean-
 5 ings:
 6 (a) "Veteran" means a person who served on active duty in the
 7 uniformed services of the United States, or in the army national guard,
 8 air national guard, or service as a commissioned officer in the public
 9 health service, commissioned officer of the national oceanic and atmo-
 10 spheric administration or environmental sciences services adminis-
 11 tration, cadet at a United States armed forces service academy, and who
 12 has been released from such service under other than dishonorable condi-
 13 tions.
 14 (b) "Qualified veteran business entity" means a business enterprise,
 15 including a sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company
 16 or corporation that is:
 17 (i) at least fifty-one percent owned by one or more veterans;
 18 (ii) an enterprise in which such veteran ownership is real, substan-
 19 tial, and continuing;
 20 (iii) an enterprise in which such veteran ownership has and exercises
 21 the authority to control independently the day-to-day business decisions
 22 of the enterprise; and
 23 (iv) an enterprise authorized to do business in this state and is
 24 independently-owned and operated.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04655-01-5

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 1 2. The department, shall establish a program to help integrate veter-
 2 ans into the field of agriculture, and support veterans currently work-
 3 ing in agriculture.
 4 3. Such program shall include, but not be limited to:
 5 (a) Recruiting and providing training for veterans to facilitate entry
 6 into the field of agriculture, in consultation with the department of
 7 veterans' services, the division of military and naval affairs and the
 8 United States department of agriculture.
 9 (b) Identifying and making assistance available to formerly incarcer-
 10 ated veterans to facilitate entry into the field of agriculture, in
 11 consultation with the department of corrections and community super-
 12 vision.
 13 (c) Providing assistance to veterans in rural and urban communities by
 14 providing employment, mentorship, and outreach opportunities.