senate Bill S4470

2021-2022 Legislative Session

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

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
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    • Passed Senate
    • Passed Assembly
  • Delivered to Governor
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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 05, 2022 referred to investigations and government operations
Feb 05, 2021 referred to investigations and government operations

S4470 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8348
Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
State Law
Laws Affected:
Add §92, State L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A10299
2017-2018: A3405
2019-2020: S5399, A7303

S4470 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

S4470 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S4470 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4470
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 5, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. MANNION -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
   ment 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 92 to read
 as follows:
   § 92. STATE AMPHIBIAN. THE WOOD FROG (LITHOBATES SYLVATICUS) SHALL  BE
 THE OFFICIAL AMPHIBIAN OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08332-01-1

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