Assembly Bill A2990

2023-2024 Legislative Session

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

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2023-A2990 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3109
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
State Law
Laws Affected:
Add §93, State L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A10299
2017-2018: A3405
2019-2020: A7303, S5399
2021-2022: A8348, S4470

2023-A2990 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2023-A2990 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2990
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 1, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. JENSEN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental 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 93 to read
 as follows:
   §  93. 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.
                                                            LBD04883-01-3

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