New York S 6330: Defines therapeutic agriculture for the purposes of community gardens

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S06330 Summary:

BILL NOS06330 

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SAME ASSAME AS A02185

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SPONSORHINCHEY

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §31-g, Ag & Mkts L

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Defines therapeutic agriculture for the purposes of community gardens as the use of agricultural activities as a means of promoting physical, mental and emotional well-being, rehabilitation and therapy for certain individuals.

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BILL NOS06330 

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03/10/2025REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

05/14/20251ST REPORT CAL.1122

05/15/20252ND REPORT CAL.

05/19/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/04/2025SUBSTITUTED BY A2185

&nbspA02185 AMEND= Lupardo

&nbsp01/15/2025referred to agriculture

&nbsp03/11/2025reported referred to ways and means

&nbsp05/27/2025reported referred to rules

&nbsp05/29/2025reported 

&nbsp05/29/2025rules report cal.296

&nbsp05/29/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.296

&nbsp05/29/2025passed assembly

&nbsp05/29/2025delivered to senate

&nbsp05/29/2025REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

&nbsp06/04/2025SUBSTITUTED FOR S6330

&nbsp06/04/20253RD READING CAL.1122

&nbsp06/04/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/04/2025RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp10/09/2025delivered to governor

&nbsp10/16/2025vetoed memo.39

&nbsp10/17/2025tabled

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6330

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 10, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. HINCHEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture

 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to defining
 therapeutic agriculture for purposes of community gardens

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

 1 Section 1. Section 31-g of the agriculture and markets law is amended
 2 by adding a new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
 3 7. "Therapeutic agriculture" shall mean the use of agricultural activ-
 4 ities, including farming, gardening, and animal husbandry, as a means of
 5 promoting physical, mental and emotional well-being, rehabilitation, and
 6 therapy for individuals with physical or mental health conditions, disa-
 7 bilities or other special needs.
 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00468-01-5

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