Assembly Actions -
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Feb 24, 2025 |
referred to economic development |
Assembly Bill A5867
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
VANEL
Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- 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
2025-A5867 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S6003
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Economic Development
- Law Section:
- Economic Development
2025-A5867 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5867 2025-2026 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 24, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. VANEL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Economic Development AN ACT in relation to establishing the space exploration task force THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. a. A temporary task force, to be known as the temporary task force on space exploration, is hereby created to study the poten- tial for economic, academic, and cultural opportunities, ensuring the future survival of humanity and developing strategic advantages for this state by means of evolving space technology and a growing space economy. Such task force shall be comprised of appropriate state agency person- nel, scientists, and experts in the field of space exploration. b. The task force shall be comprised of: (i) two members appointed by the governor; (ii) two members appointed by the temporary president of the senate; (iii) two members appointed by the speaker of the assembly; (iv) one member appointed by the minority leader of the senate; and (v) one member appointed by the minority leader of the assembly. c. The task force shall: (i) examine and evaluate the economic opportunities provided by space exploration and evolving space technologies in other states and coun- tries; (ii) establish comprehensive metrics to monitor the health and vitali- ty of the entire New York space ecosystem to identify challenges and track important trends over time; (iii) identify the potential impacts on New York of the discovery and exploration of celestial structures in outer space by means of evolving space technology; and (iv) make recommendations on how to utilize space exploration and evolving space technologies for the purposes of advancing scientific research, exploring new economic and academic opportunities, ensuring EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10068-01-5
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