Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 31, 2022 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.459 substituted for a8275a referred to transportation returned to assembly repassed senate |
May 23, 2022 |
amended on third reading 660a |
May 23, 2022 |
vote reconsidered - restored to third reading returned to senate recalled from assembly |
Feb 08, 2022 |
referred to transportation delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jan 20, 2022 |
advanced to third reading |
Jan 19, 2022 |
2nd report cal. |
Jan 18, 2022 |
1st report cal.234 |
Jan 05, 2022 |
referred to transportation returned to senate died in assembly |
Apr 26, 2021 |
referred to transportation delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.723 reported and committed to rules |
Jan 06, 2021 |
referred to transportation |
Senate Bill S660A
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 48th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Passed Senate & Assembly
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
(D) 27th Senate District
(D) 32nd Senate District
(D, WF) 29th Senate District
2021-S660 - Details
2021-S660 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S660 SPONSOR: MAY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the highway law, in relation to the use of pollinator friendly plant species in medians along the highways of the state PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill amends the highway law to encourage the redevelopment and rehabilitation of medians along state highways and other roadways into pollinator friendly zones through new planting practices, mowing routines, and expansion of adopt-a-highway programs. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1: lays out the legislative intent. Section 2: Amends the highway law to create pollinator friendly medians. Defines pollinator friendly plant species; requires the commissioner to
2021-S660 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 660 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 6, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MAY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to the use of pollinator friendly plant species in medians along the highways of the state THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature finds that the planting of pollinator friendly plant species in medians along the highways of this state is consistent with the state goal of beautifying the land- scape along such highways. Therefore, it is the intent of the legisla- ture to encourage the use of pollinator friendly plant species by the state and its political subdivisions in designing, developing and main- taining such medians whenever safe and feasible. § 2. The highway law is amended by adding a new section 19-a to read as follows: § 19-A. POLLINATOR FRIENDLY PLANT SPECIES; MEDIANS. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: A. "POLLINATOR FRIENDLY PLANT SPECIES" SHALL MEAN PLANTS NATIVE TO THE STATE, COMPOSED OF A VARIETY OF NECTAR AND POLLEN-RICH FLOWERS WITH A WIDE RANGE AND VARIETY OF SHAPES, SIZES, AND COLORS THAT BLOSSOM AT VARIOUS TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE TERM "POLLINATOR FRIENDLY PLANT SPECIES" SHALL NOT INCLUDE MODERN PLANT HYBRIDS; AND B. "POLITICAL SUBDIVISION" SHALL MEAN A COUNTY, TOWN, CITY OR VILLAGE OF THE STATE. 2. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL, IN COOPERATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVI- RONMENTAL CONSERVATION, DEVELOP POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TO ENCOURAGE, TRAIN AND ASSIST THE STATE AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS TO USE POLLINATOR FRIENDLY PLANT SPECIES IN MEDIANS ALONG HIGHWAYS. 3. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DEVELOP POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR MOWING HIGHWAYS THAT WILL, WHEREVER FEASIBLE AND CONSISTENT WITH STANDARDS OF EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
(D) 27th Senate District
(D) 32nd Senate District
(D, WF) 29th Senate District
2021-S660A (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-S660A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S660A SPONSOR: MAY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the highway law, in relation to the use of pollinator friendly plant species in medians along the highways of the state PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill amends the highway law to encourage the use of medians along state highways and other roadways as pollinator friendly zones. New policies and procedures will encourage the use of native plants that are beneficial to pollinators and will improve their habitat. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1: Amends the highway law to create pollinator friendly medians. Requires the commissioner, in consultation with the department of envi- ronmental conservation, to develop policies and procedures to use native pollinator friendly plant species in medians along highways; to develop mowing standards that will reduce, where consistent with public safety,
2021-S660A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 660--A Cal. No. 234 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 6, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sens. MAY, BIAGGI, KAVANAGH, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation -- recommitted to the Committee on Trans- portation in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favora- bly from said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading, passed by Senate and delivered to the Assembly, recalled, vote reconsidered, restored to third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to the use of pollinator friendly plant species in medians along the highways of the state THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The highway law is amended by adding a new section 19-a to read as follows: § 19-A. POLLINATOR FRIENDLY PLANT SPECIES; MEDIANS. 1. THE COMMIS- SIONER SHALL, IN COOPERATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION, DEVELOP POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TO ENCOURAGE THE USE OF NATIVE PLANT SPECIES THAT ARE POLLINATOR FRIENDLY IN MEDIANS ALONG HIGH- WAYS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE DEPARTMENT AND TO ENCOURAGE AND PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO COUNTIES, CITIES, TOWNS AND VILLAGES IN THE USE OF NATIVE PLANT SPECIES THAT ARE POLLINATOR FRIENDLY IN MEDIANS ALONG HIGHWAYS UNDER THE RESPECTIVE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COUNTIES, CITIES, TOWNS AND VILLAGES. 2. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DEVELOP POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR MOWING MEDIANS LOCATED ALONG HIGHWAYS ON THE STATE SYSTEM OF HIGHWAYS THAT WILL, WHEREVER FEASIBLE AND CONSISTENT WITH STANDARDS OF SAFETY FOR MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATORS, CYCLISTS, AND PEDESTRIANS, REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF AREA WITHIN SUCH HIGHWAY MEDIANS THAT IS MOWED. § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend- ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen- tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
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