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A01234 Summary:

BILL NOA01234
 
SAME ASSAME AS S01752
 
SPONSORLupardo
 
COSPNSRStirpe, Dickens, Simon, Woerner, Fahy, Gibbs, Jacobson, Buttenschon, Jean-Pierre, Jackson, McDonald, Gonzalez-Rojas, Hyndman, Hunter, Glick, Tague, Kelles, Novakhov, Maher, Raga
 
MLTSPNSRGunther
 
Amd §301, Ag & Mkts L
 
Expands the definition of crops, livestock and livestock products to include cannabis.
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A01234 Actions:

BILL NOA01234
 
01/13/2023referred to agriculture
02/27/2023reported referred to ways and means
03/28/2023reported
03/30/2023advanced to third reading cal.101
04/17/2023passed assembly
04/17/2023delivered to senate
04/17/2023REFERRED TO FINANCE
01/03/2024DIED IN SENATE
01/03/2024RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
01/03/2024ordered to third reading cal.39
01/16/2024passed assembly
01/16/2024delivered to senate
01/16/2024REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE
05/15/2024SUBSTITUTED FOR S1752
05/15/20243RD READING CAL.230
05/15/2024PASSED SENATE
05/15/2024RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
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A01234 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A1234
 
SPONSOR: Lupardo
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to expand- ing the definition of crops, livestock and livestock products to include cannabis   PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The purpose of this legislation is to clearly define cannabis as an agricultural product and make it eligible to receive an agricultural assessment along with other protections afforded in the Agricultural Districts law.   SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Subdivision 2 of section 301 of the Agriculture and Markets law is amended by adding a new paragraph (m). Section 2: Established the effective date.   JUSTIFICATION: Now that New York State has legalized the adult use of cannabis, the interest from farmers to grow this crop has increased. In order to develop a locally grown product, we must be sure that we are supporting our state farmers who choose to participate in this new sector of agri- culture. Cannabis should be treated as an agricultural crop and it needs to be clearly stated in the law in order to avoid any confusion for local assessors and be eligible to receive an agricultural assessment. Farming is difficult enough in New York State, but for farmers taking the risk of planting a whole new crop, they should not have to face the possibility of having to argue with their local assessor about whether cannabis is a crop. Cannabis should be consider an agricultural crop and treated as such, and in the same manner as grapes grown for wine production, hops and malting barley along with grains used by distil- lers. Additionally, farmers who convert land from growing an agricultural product currently receiving an agricultural assessment to cannabis could lose their agricultural assessment on that portion of land converted to growing cannabis, resulting in an unforeseen real property tax increase and possible penalty for conversion. For the state to reach its goal of having an adult cannabis program that achieves its social equity goals, which includes distressed farmers, we must not penalize farmers who choose to grow cannabis.   PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: Formerly A-9087 of 2022, did in the Agriculture Committee.   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS: This legislation will allow cannabis plantings to be eligible for an agricultural assessment in the same manner as other agricultural plant- ings, which would make them eligible for an agricultural assessment. The legislation will also allow land previously receiving an agricultural assessment to continue to receive an agricultural assessment even if a portion of the land is converted into growing cannabis.   EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect immediately.
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