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A09227 Summary:

BILL NO	A09227
SAME AS	SAME AS S09002
SPONSOR	Lupardo
COSPNSR	McDonald, Stirpe, Raga, Rosenthal L, Glick, Zaccaro, Angelino, DiPietro, Bendett, Manktelow, Brown K, Tague
MLTSPNSR
Amd §31-g, Ag & Mkts L
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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A09227 Actions:

BILL NO	A09227
02/16/2024	referred to agriculture
02/27/2024	reported referred to ways and means

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A09227 Committee Votes:

Committee:AGRICULTURE   Chair:Lupardo      
DATE:02/27/2024AYE/NAY:19/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means        
Lupardo
Aye
Tague
Aye
Gunther
Aye
Blankenbush
Excused
Rosenthal
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Barrett
Excused
Fitzpatrick
Excused
Stirpe
Aye
Miller
Aye
Woerner
Aye
Friend
Aye
Jones
Aye
Lemondes
Aye
Williams
Aye
Buttenschon
Aye
Kelles
Aye
Septimo
Aye
Zinerman
Aye
Cruz
Aye
Cunningham
Aye
Raga
Aye

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A09227 Floor Votes:

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A09227 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          9227
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    February 16, 2024
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. LUPARDO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee 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.
                                                                   LBD14248-01-4

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