A02185 Summary:

BILL NOA02185
 
SAME ASSAME AS S06330
 
SPONSORLupardo
 
COSPNSRStirpe, Raga, Rosenthal, Glick, Zaccaro, Angelino, DiPietro, Bendett, Manktelow, Brown K, Tague, Schiavoni
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd §31-g, Ag & Mkts L
 
Defines therapeutic agriculture for the purposes of community gardens as the use of agricultural activities as a means of promoting physical, mental and emotional well-being, rehabilitation and therapy for certain individuals.
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A02185 Actions:

BILL NOA02185
 
01/15/2025referred to agriculture
03/11/2025reported referred to ways and means
05/27/2025reported referred to rules
05/29/2025reported
05/29/2025rules report cal.296
05/29/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.296
05/29/2025passed assembly
05/29/2025delivered to senate
05/29/2025REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE
06/04/2025SUBSTITUTED FOR S6330
06/04/20253RD READING CAL.1122
06/04/2025PASSED SENATE
06/04/2025RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
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A02185 Committee Votes:

AGRICULTURE Chair:Lupardo DATE:03/11/2025AYE/NAY:23/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means
LupardoAyeTagueAye
RosenthalAyeBlankenbushAye
BarrettAyeHawleyAye
StirpeAyeFitzpatrickAye
WoernerAyeMillerAye
JonesAyeLemondesAye
WilliamsAyeGiglioAye
ButtenschonAye
KellesAye
SeptimoAye
ZinermanAye
CruzAye
CunninghamAye
RagaAye
KayAye
SchiavoniAye

WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow DATE:05/27/2025AYE/NAY:32/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules
PretlowAyeRaAye
GlickAyeFitzpatrickAye
ColtonAyeHawleyAye
CookAyeBlankenbushAye
BenedettoAyePalmesanoAye
WeprinAyeWalshAye
RamosAyeDeStefanoAye
BraunsteinAyeManktelowAye
McDonaldAyeSmullenAye
RozicAyeGiglioAye
DinowitzAye
MagnarelliAye
BronsonAye
DilanAbsent
SeawrightAye
HyndmanExcused
WalkerExcused
Bichotte HermelAye
SimonAye
CruzAye
OtisAye
SolagesAye
HunterAye
EpsteinAye
SeptimoAye

RULES Chair:Glick DATE:05/29/2025AYE/NAY:27/0 Action: Favorable
HeastieExcusedBarclayAye
PretlowAyeHawleyAye
CookAyeBlankenbushAye
GlickAyeRaAye
DinowitzAyeBrabenecAye
ColtonAyePalmesanoAye
MagnarelliAyeReillyAye
PaulinAyeSmithAye
Peoples-StokesAyeJensenAye
BenedettoAye
LavineExcused
LupardoAye
BraunsteinAye
DavilaExcused
HyndmanAye
RozicExcused
BronsonAye
HevesiAye
HunterAye
TaylorAye
CruzAye
VanelAye

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A02185 Floor Votes:

DATE:05/29/2025Assembly Vote  YEA/NAY: 146/0
Yes
Alvarez
Yes
Carroll P
Yes
Friend
Yes
Lee
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Slater
Yes
Anderson
Yes ‡
Carroll RC
Yes
Gallagher
Yes
Lemondes
Yes
Pheffer Amato
Yes
Smith
Yes
Angelino
Yes
Chandler-Waterm
Yes
Gallahan
Yes
Levenberg
Yes
Pirozzolo
Yes
Smullen
Yes
Bailey
Yes
Chang
Yes
Gandolfo
Yes
Lucas
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Solages
Yes
Barclay
Yes
Chludzinski
Yes
Gibbs
Yes
Lunsford
Yes
Ra
Yes
Steck
Yes
Barrett
Yes
Clark
Yes
Giglio
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Raga
Yes
Stern
Yes
Beephan
Yes
Colton
Yes
Glick
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Rajkumar
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Bendett
Yes
Conrad
Yes
Gonzalez-Rojas
Yes
Maher
Yes
Ramos
Yes
Tague
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
Cook
Yes
Gray
ER
Mamdani
Yes
Reilly
Yes
Tannousis
Yes
Berger
Yes
Cruz
Yes
Griffin
Yes
Manktelow
Yes
Reyes
Yes
Tapia
Yes
Bichotte Hermel
Yes
Cunningham
Yes
Hawley
Yes
McDonald
Yes
Rivera
Yes
Taylor
Yes
Blankenbush
Yes
Dais
Yes
Hevesi
Yes ‡
McDonough
Yes
Romero
Yes
Torres
Yes
Blumencranz
Yes ‡
Davila
Yes
Hooks
Yes
McMahon
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Valdez
Yes
Bologna
Yes
De Los Santos
Yes
Hunter
Yes
Meeks
Yes
Rozic
Yes
Vanel
Yes
Bores
Yes
DeStefano
Yes
Hyndman
Yes
Mikulin
Yes
Santabarbara
Yes
Walker
Yes
Brabenec
Yes
Dilan
Yes
Jackson
Yes
Miller
Yes
Sayegh
Yes
Walsh
Yes
Braunstein
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Jacobson
Yes
Mitaynes
Yes
Schiavoni
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Bronson
Yes
DiPietro
Yes
Jensen
Yes
Molitor
ER
Seawright
Yes
Wieder
Yes
Brook-Krasny
Yes
Durso
Yes
Jones
Yes
Morinello
Yes
Sempolinski
ER
Williams
Yes
Brown EA
Yes
Eachus
Yes
Kassay
Yes
Norber
Yes
Septimo
Yes
Woerner
Yes
Brown K
Yes
Eichenstein
Yes
Kay
Yes
Novakhov
Yes
Shimsky
Yes
Wright
Yes
Burdick
Yes
Epstein
Yes
Kelles
Yes
O'Pharrow
Yes
Shrestha
Yes
Yeger
Yes
Burke
Yes
Fall
Yes
Kim
Yes
Otis
Yes
Simon
Yes
Zaccaro
Yes
Burroughs
Yes
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Lasher
Yes
Palmesano
Yes
Simone
Yes
Zinerman
Yes
Buttenschon
Yes
Forrest
ER
Lavine
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Simpson
Yes
Mr. Speaker

‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
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A02185 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A2185
 
SPONSOR: Lupardo
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to defining therapeutic agriculture for purposes of community gardens   PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The purpose of this legislation is to define therapeutic agriculture and clarify that it is eligible for grants and other benefits which are currently available to community gardens and their operations.   SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Section 31-g of the Agriculture and Markets law is amended by adding a new subdivision 7. Section 2: Established the effective date.   JUSTIFICATION: Being outdoors has long been recognized for not only its physical bene- fits but also its mental health benefits. The Mayo Clinic health system reports "Spending time outdoors has been shown to reduce heart rate and muscle tension. Sunlight lowers blood pressure and increases vitamin D levels." Being outdoors, gardening and taking part in agricultural prac- tices such as tending crops or livestock, watering, and weeding can have a soothing effect and ease individual stress giving those suffering with physical or mental health conditions, disability, or other special needs an opportunity to tend to their body, mind and spirit. This bill defines therapeutic agriculture as the use of agricultural activities, including fanning, gardening, and animal husbandry, as a means of promoting physical, mental and emotional wellbeing, rehabili- tation, and therapy for individuals with physical or mental health conditions, disabilities or other special needs. By putting the definition of therapeutic agriculture into law, organiza- tions looking to deliver this form of therapy to those experiencing physical or mental health condition, disability, or other special needs, will have access to greater resources through state grants and programs.   PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: Formerly A-9227 of 2024, died in Ways and Means.   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS: This legislation will have no fiscal implications for State or Local governments.   EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect immediately.
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A02185 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          2185
 
                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 15, 2025
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. LUPARDO, STIRPE, RAGA, ROSENTHAL, GLICK, ZACCARO,
          ANGELINO,  DiPIETRO,  BENDETT, MANKTELOW, K. BROWN, TAGUE -- read once
          and referred to the Committee 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:
 
     1    Section  1. Section 31-g of the agriculture and markets law is amended
     2  by adding a new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
     3    7. "Therapeutic agriculture" shall mean the use of agricultural activ-
     4  ities, including farming, gardening, and animal husbandry, as a means of
     5  promoting physical, mental and emotional well-being, rehabilitation, and
     6  therapy for individuals with physical or mental health conditions, disa-
     7  bilities or other special needs.
     8    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00468-01-5
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