Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Feb 27, 2024 |
reported referred to ways and means |
Feb 16, 2024 |
referred to agriculture |
Assembly Bill A9227
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
LUPARDO
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
co-Sponsors
John T. McDonald III
Albert A. Stirpe
Steven Raga
Linda Rosenthal
2023-A9227 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S9002
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Ways And Means
- Law Section:
- Agriculture and Markets Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §31-g, Ag & Mkts L
2023-A9227 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9227 I N A S S E M B L Y February 16, 2024 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LUPARDO -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Agriculture AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to defining therapeutic agriculture for purposes of community gardens THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 31-g of the agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new subdivision 7 to read as follows: 7. "THERAPEUTIC AGRICULTURE" SHALL MEAN THE USE OF AGRICULTURAL ACTIV- ITIES, INCLUDING FARMING, GARDENING, AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, AS A MEANS OF PROMOTING PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING, REHABILITATION, AND THERAPY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH PHYSICAL OR MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS, DISA- BILITIES OR OTHER SPECIAL NEEDS. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14248-01-4
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