New York A 7607: Relates to the establishment of the "Farmland for a New Generation" program

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A07607 Summary:

BILL NOA07607 

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SAME ASSAME AS S00583

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SPONSORBailey

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §323-a, Ag & Mkts L

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Relates to the establishment of the "Farmland for a New Generation" program.

Go to top A07607 Actions:

BILL NOA07607 

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04/01/2025referred to agriculture

01/07/2026referred to agriculture

04/20/2026motion to discharge lost

Go to topA07607 Committee&nbspVotes:

Go to topA07607 Floor&nbspVotes:

DATE:04/20/2026MOTION:BAILEY; To discharge committee YEA/NAY: 44/97No 

Alvarez 

No 

Carroll P 

ER 

Friend 

Yes 

Lemondes 

No 

Pheffer Amato 

Yes 

Slater 

No 

Anderson 

No 

Carroll RC 

ER 

Gallagher 

No 

Levenberg 

Yes 

Pirozzolo 

Yes 

Smith 

Yes 

Angelino 

No 

Cashman 

Yes 

Gallahan 

No 

Lucas 

No 

Powers 

Yes 

Smullen 

Yes 

Bailey 

No 

Chandler-Waterm 

Yes 

Gandolfo 

No 

Lunsford 

No 

Pretlow 

No 

Solages 

Yes 

Barclay 

Yes 

Chang 

No 

Gibbs 

No 

Lupardo 

Yes 

Ra 

No 

Steck 

No 

Barrett 

Yes 

Chludzinski 

Yes 

Giglio 

No 

Magnarelli 

No 

Raga 

No 

Stern 

Yes 

Beephan 

No 

Clark 

No 

Glick 

ER 

Maher 

No 

Rajkumar 

No 

Stirpe 

Yes 

Bendett 

No 

Colton 

No 

Gonzalez-Rojas 

Yes 

Manktelow 

No 

Ramos 

Yes 

Tague 

No 

Benedetto 

No 

Conrad 

Yes 

Gray 

No 

McDonald 

Yes 

Reilly 

Yes 

Tannousis 

No 

Berger 

ER 

Cook 

No 

Griffin 

ER 

McDonough 

No 

Reyes 

No 

Tapia 

No 

Bichotte Hermel 

No 

Cruz 

Yes 

Hawley 

No 

McMahon 

No 

Rivera 

No 

Taylor 

Yes 

Blankenbush 

No 

Cunningham 

No 

Hevesi 

ER 

Meeks 

No 

Romero 

No 

Torres 

Yes 

Blumencranz 

No 

Dais 

No 

Hooks 

Yes 

Mikulin 

No 

Rosenthal 

No 

Valdez 

Yes 

Bologna 

No 

Davila 

No 

Hunter 

Yes 

Miller 

No 

Rozic 

No 

Vanel 

ER 

Bores 

No 

De Los Santos 

No 

Hyndman 

No 

Mitaynes 

No 

Santabarbara 

No 

Walker 

Yes 

Brabenec 

Yes 

DeStefano 

No 

Jackson 

Yes 

Molitor 

No 

Sayegh 

Yes 

Walsh 

No 

Braunstein 

No 

Dilan 

No 

Jacobson 

No 

Moreno 

No 

Schiavoni 

No 

Weprin 

No 

Bronson 

No 

Dinowitz 

Yes 

Jensen 

Yes 

Morinello 

No 

Seawright 

No 

Wieder 

Yes 

Brook-Krasny 

Yes 

DiPietro 

Yes 

Kassay 

ER 

Norber 

Yes 

Sempolinski 

No 

Williams 

Yes 

Brown EA 

Yes 

Durso 

No 

Kay 

Yes 

Novakhov 

No 

Septimo 

No 

Woerner 

Yes 

Brown K 

No 

Eachus 

No 

Kelles 

No 

O'Pharrow 

No 

Shimsky 

No 

Wright 

No 

Burdick 

No 

Eichenstein 

No 

Kim 

No 

Otis 

No 

Shrestha 

No 

Yeger 

No 

Burke 

No 

Fall 

No 

Lasher 

Yes 

Palmesano 

No 

Simon 

No 

Zaccaro 

No 

Burroughs 

Yes 

Fitzpatrick 

No 

Lavine 

No 

Paulin 

No 

Simone 

No 

Zinerman 

No &#8225

Buttenschon 

No 

Forrest 

No 

Lee 

ER 

Peoples-Stokes 

Yes 

Simpson 

No 

Mr. Speaker 

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Go to topA07607 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7607

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 1, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BAILEY -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Agriculture

 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to the
 establishment of the "Farmland for a New Generation" 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 323-a to read as follows:
 3 § 323-a. Farmland for a new generation. 1. The commissioner, together
 4 with American Farmland Trust, shall oversee and administer a program
 5 entitled "Farmland for a New Generation". Such program shall establish a
 6 statewide resource center for farmland transition and conservation, and
 7 a network of regional navigators to assist with farmland access and
 8 transfer throughout New York.
 9 2. The "Farmland for a New Generation" program may include, but shall
 10 not be limited to: helping new farmers find affordable land to start an
 11 agricultural business; enabling farmers to acquire additional land for
 12 their agricultural business; assisting established farmers to find a
 13 successor for their agricultural business; aiding farmland owners in
 14 finding farmers willing to farm such farm