Senate Bill S5399

2019-2020 Legislative Session

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

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-S5399 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7303
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
2021-2022: S4470, A8348
2023-2024: S3109, A2990

2019-S5399 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2019-S5399 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5399 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5399
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 29, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. MARTINEZ, ANTONACCI -- read twice and ordered print-
   ed,  and  when  printed  to  be committed to the Committee on Investi-
   gations and Government 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.
                                                            LBD07143-01-9

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