New York S 7421: Prohibits octopus farming

Status: AMENDED ON THIRD READING 7421B (as of 2026-05-29)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: S 7421

Sponsors: Monica Martinez, Dean Murray, Erik Bottcher, Jabari Brisport, James Tedisco, Jessica Ramos, Julia Salazar, Kristen Gonzalez, Michael Gianaris, Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, Steve Rhoads

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S07421 Summary:

BILL NOS07421B

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SAME ASSAME AS A08043-C

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SPONSORMARTINEZ

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COSPNSRBOTTCHER, BRISPORT, CANZONERI-FITZPATRICK, GIANARIS, GONZALEZ, MURRAY, RAMOS, RHOADS, SALAZAR,
 TEDISCO

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§13-0316 & 71-0925, En Con L

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Provides that no person shall engage in the operation of a marine hatchery or in the off-bottom or on-bottom culture of any species belonging to the order Octopoda unless for scientific or educational purposes for the purpose of human consumption.

Go to top S07421 Actions:

BILL NOS07421B

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04/15/2025REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

05/28/2025AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

05/28/2025PRINT NUMBER 7421A

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

05/20/20261ST REPORT CAL.1307

05/21/20262ND REPORT CAL.

05/26/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

05/29/2026AMENDED ON THIRD READING 7421B

06/04/2026PASSED SENATE

06/04/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/04/2026referred to codes

06/04/2026substituted for a8043c

06/04/2026ordered to third reading cal.460

06/04/2026passed assembly

06/04/2026returned to senate

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DATE:06/05/2026Assembly Vote YEA/NAY: 126/15Yes 

Alvarez 

Yes 

Carroll P 

No 

Friend 

No 

Lemondes 

Yes 

Pheffer Amato 

Yes 

Slater 

Yes 

Anderson 

Yes 

Carroll RC 

Yes 

Gallagher 

Yes 

Levenberg 

Yes 

Pirozzolo 

Yes 

Smith 

Yes 

Angelino 

Yes 

Cashman 

Yes 

Gallahan 

Yes 

Lucas 

Yes 

Powers 

Yes 

Smullen 

Yes 

Bailey 

Yes 

Chandler-Waterm 

No 

Gandolfo 

Yes 

Lunsford 

Yes 

Pretlow 

Yes 

Solages 

Yes 

Barclay 

No 

Chang 

ER 

Gibbs 

Yes 

Lupardo 

Yes 

Ra 

Yes 

Steck 

Yes 

Barrett 

Yes 

Chludzinski 

Yes 

Giglio 

Yes 

Magnarelli 

Yes 

Raga 

Yes 

Stern 

Yes 

Beephan 

Yes 

Clark 

Yes 

Glick 

ER 

Maher 

Yes 

Rajkumar 

Yes 

Stirpe 

Yes 

Bendett 

Yes 

Colton 

Yes 

Gonzalez-Rojas 

Yes 

Manktelow 

Yes 

Ramos 

No 

Tague 

ER 

Benedetto 

Yes 

Conrad 

Yes 

Gray 

Yes 

McDonald 

Yes 

Reilly 

Yes 

Tannousis 

Yes 

Berger 

Yes &#8225

Cook 

Yes 

Griffin 

ER 

McDonough 

Yes 

Reyes 

Yes 

Tapia 

Yes 

Bichotte Hermel 

Yes 

Cruz 

Yes 

Hawley 

Yes 

McMahon 

Yes 

Rivera 

Yes 

Taylor 

Yes 

Blankenbush 

Yes 

Cunningham 

Yes 

Hevesi 

Yes 

Meeks 

Yes 

Romero 

Yes 

Torres 

Yes 

Blumencranz 

Yes 

Dais 

Yes 

Hooks 

Yes &#8225

Mikulin 

Yes 

Rosenthal 

ER 

Valdez 

Yes 

Bologna 

Yes 

Davila 

Yes 

Hunter 

Yes 

Miller 

Yes &#8225

Rozic 

Yes 

Vanel 

Yes 

Bores 

Yes 

De Los Santos 

Yes 

Hyndman 

Yes 

Mitaynes 

Yes 

Santabarbara 

Yes 

Walker 

Yes 

Brabenec 

Yes 

DeStefano 

Yes 

Jackson 

No 

Molitor 

Yes 

Sayegh 

No 

Walsh 

Yes 

Braunstein 

ER 

Dilan 

Yes 

Jacobson 

Yes 

Moreno 

Yes 

Schiavoni 

Yes 

Weprin 

Yes 

Bronson 

Yes 

Dinowitz 

Yes 

Jensen 

No 

Morinello 

Yes 

Seawright 

Yes 

Wieder 

No 

Brook-Krasny 

No &#8225

DiPietro 

Yes 

Kassay 

Yes 

Norber 

No 

Sempolinski 

Yes 

Williams 

No 

Brown EA 

Yes 

Durso 

Yes 

Kay 

Yes 

Novakhov 

Yes 

Septimo 

Yes 

Woerner 

Yes 

Brown K 

Yes 

Eachus 

Yes &#8225

Kelles 

Yes 

O'Pharrow 

Yes 

Shimsky 

Yes 

Wright 

Yes 

Burdick 

Yes 

Eichenstein 

Yes 

Kim 

Yes 

Otis 

Yes 

Shrestha 

No 

Yeger 

ER 

Burke 

Yes 

Fall 

ER 

Lasher 

Yes 

Palmesano 

Yes 

Simon 

Yes 

Zaccaro 

Yes 

Burroughs 

No 

Fitzpatrick 

Yes 

Lavine 

Yes 

Paulin 

Yes 

Simone 

Yes 

Zinerman 

Yes 

Buttenschon 

Yes 

Forrest 

ER 

Lee 

Yes 

Peoples-Stokes 

No 

Simpson 

Yes 

Mr. Speaker 

 &#8225 Indicates voting via videoconference 

Go to topS07421 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7421--B
 Cal. No. 1307

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 April 15, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. MARTINEZ, BOTTCHER, BRISPORT, CANZONERI-FITZPATRICK,
 GIANARIS, GONZALEZ, MURRAY, RAMOS, RHOADS, SALAZAR, TEDISCO -- read
 twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the
 Committee on Environmental Conservation -- committee discharged, bill
 amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
 tee -- recommitted to the Committee on Environmental Con

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