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Votes at a glance: Senate Agriculture Committee advances six bills to floor or finance
Summary
The Senate Agriculture Committee voted to advance six bills on March 11, moving several to the floor and others to finance committee. The committee recorded motions, seconds and voice votes; no roll-call tallies were provided in the transcript.
The New York State Senate Committee on Agriculture advanced six bills during its March 11 meeting, the committee chair announced. Most measures were approved by voice vote and moved either to the Senate floor or to finance for further consideration.
Bills acted on and committee dispositions (as recorded in committee remarks):
- S.879 (sponsor: Senator May) — An act to amend the Agriculture and Markets Law to establish the Garden Protection Act. Motion to report; seconded; advanced to the floor. The transcript records a voice vote with one senator recorded "without recommendation."
- S.3277 (sponsor: Senator Stupas) — An act to amend the Agriculture and Markets Law to establish a process for designating transfer-on-death beneficiaries for farming implements. Motion to report; motion seconded; advanced to the floor. The committee recorded a voice vote and noted one "without recommendation."
- S.4041 (sponsor: Senator Persaud) — An act to establish the Sanitary Retail Food Store Grant Program. Motion to report to Finance; motion carried with recorded support from committee members; advanced to finance.
- S.4162 (sponsor: Senator Bailey) — An act to incentivize the purchase of local produce in supermarkets and grocery stores through the Fresh Connect program. Motion to report; voice vote recorded; advanced to the floor.
- S.4754 (sponsor: Senator Bailey) — An act to establish the Office of Urban Agriculture. Motion to report; voice vote recorded; advanced to the floor.
- S.4911 (sponsor: Senator Hinchey) — An act to exempt processors of syrup made from tree sap or honey from certain licensing requirements under the Agriculture and Markets Law. Motion to support; motion seconded; voice vote recorded; advanced.
Committee remarks show motions and seconds for each item and voice votes; the transcript does not include a roll-call that lists each senator's recorded vote. Where a senator explicitly said "without rec" the committee noted that position; individual vote tallies were not captured in the provided transcript.
A committee member moved to close business after the commissioner briefing, and the committee adjourned following a second and the chair's remarks.
