Assembly Bill A855

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to designating Lactarius peckii as the official state fungus of the state

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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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2025-A855 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
State Law
Laws Affected:
Add §93, State L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A10608
2023-2024: A1919

2025-A855 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Designates Lactarius peckii as the official state fungus of the state.

2025-A855 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    855
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. GLICK, SEAWRIGHT, STECK -- read once and referred
   to the Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  state law, in relation to designating Lactarius
   peckii as the official state fungus of the state

   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 FUNGUS. THE LACTARIUS PECKII SHALL BE THE OFFICIAL STATE
 FUNGUS OF THE STATE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02764-01-5

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