senate Bill S2236

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes a one-stop farming hotline with the Cornell cooperative extension

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Current Bill Status - Passed Senate

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
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    • Passed Assembly
  • Delivered to Governor
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Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Feb 28, 2023 referred to agriculture
delivered to assembly
passed senate
Feb 15, 2023 advanced to third reading
Feb 14, 2023 2nd report cal.
Feb 13, 2023 1st report cal.351
Jan 19, 2023 referred to agriculture

Votes

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Feb 28, 2023 - floor Vote

S2236
60
0
floor
60
Aye
0
Nay
0
Absent
3
Excused
0
Abstained
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Floor Vote: Feb 28, 2023

aye (60)
excused (3)

Feb 13, 2023 - Agriculture committee Vote

S2236
9
0
committee
9
Aye
0
Nay
0
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Agriculture Committee Vote: Feb 13, 2023

aye (9)

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S2236 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5117
Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §16, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S7273
2017-2018: S2898, A7393
2019-2020: S4655, A6490
2021-2022: S4072, A5994

S2236 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a one-stop farming hotline with the Cornell cooperative extension.

S2236 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S2236 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2236
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 19, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HINCHEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture
 
 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation  to  estab-
   lishing a one-stop farming hotline
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 16 of the agriculture and markets law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 53 to read as follows:
   53. SUBJECT TO AN APPROPRIATION FOR SUCH PURPOSE, ESTABLISH AND ADMIN-
 ISTER, TOGETHER WITH THE CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION, A ONE-STOP  TOLL
 FREE NUMBER FOR FARMERS, AGRICULTURAL PROFESSIONALS AND OTHERS TO ACCESS
 INFORMATION  AND  REFERRAL  SERVICES  REGARDING GOVERNMENTAL AND PRIVATE
 PROGRAMS THAT ASSIST IN ESTABLISHING AND EXPANDING FARM AND AGRICULTURAL
 RELATED BUSINESSES.  SUCH INFORMATION SHALL INCLUDE GRANT OPPORTUNITIES,
 AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, MARKETING POSSIBILITIES  AND  OTHER  AGRICULTURAL
 RESOURCES. SUCH ONE-STOP SERVICE SHALL BE PROVIDED AT NO CHARGE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06963-01-3

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