assembly Bill A10299

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Names the wood frog the official amphibian of the state of New York

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May 20, 2016 referred to governmental operations

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A10299 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4103
Law Section:
State Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง91, State L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6206
2017-2018: A3405, S3502
2019-2020: A7303, S5304
2021-2022: A8348

A10299 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Names the wood frog the official amphibian of the state of New York.

A10299 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  10299

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 20, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, RUSSELL, LINARES -- Multi-Sponsored
  by -- M. of A.   BLAKE, COOK, GUNTHER, LIFTON,  SANTABARBARA  --  read
  once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations

AN  ACT  to amend the state law, in relation to naming the wood frog the
  official amphibian of the state of New York

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The state law is amended by adding a new section 91 to read
as follows:
  S  91. STATE AMPHIBIAN. THE WOOD FROG (LITHOBATES SYLVATICUS) SHALL BE
THE OFFICIAL AMPHIBIAN OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.








 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09582-02-6