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A02185 Summary:
BILL NO | A02185 |
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SAME AS | SAME AS S06330 |
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SPONSOR | Lupardo |
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COSPNSR | Stirpe, Raga, Rosenthal, Glick, Zaccaro, Angelino, DiPietro, Bendett, Manktelow, Brown K, Tague, Schiavoni |
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MLTSPNSR | |
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Amd §31-g, Ag & Mkts L | |
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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. |
A02185 Actions:
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01/15/2025 | referred to agriculture | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/11/2025 | reported referred to ways and means | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/27/2025 | reported referred to rules | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/29/2025 | reported | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/29/2025 | rules report cal.296 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/29/2025 | ordered to third reading rules cal.296 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/29/2025 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/29/2025 | delivered to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/29/2025 | REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/04/2025 | SUBSTITUTED FOR S6330 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/04/2025 | 3RD READING CAL.1122 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/04/2025 | PASSED SENATE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/04/2025 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY |
A02185 Committee Votes:
Lupardo | Aye | Tague | Aye | ||||||
Rosenthal | Aye | Blankenbush | Aye | ||||||
Barrett | Aye | Hawley | Aye | ||||||
Stirpe | Aye | Fitzpatrick | Aye | ||||||
Woerner | Aye | Miller | Aye | ||||||
Jones | Aye | Lemondes | Aye | ||||||
Williams | Aye | Giglio | Aye | ||||||
Buttenschon | Aye | ||||||||
Kelles | Aye | ||||||||
Septimo | Aye | ||||||||
Zinerman | Aye | ||||||||
Cruz | Aye | ||||||||
Cunningham | Aye | ||||||||
Raga | Aye | ||||||||
Kay | Aye | ||||||||
Schiavoni | Aye | ||||||||
Pretlow | Aye | Ra | Aye | ||||||
Glick | Aye | Fitzpatrick | Aye | ||||||
Colton | Aye | Hawley | Aye | ||||||
Cook | Aye | Blankenbush | Aye | ||||||
Benedetto | Aye | Palmesano | Aye | ||||||
Weprin | Aye | Walsh | Aye | ||||||
Ramos | Aye | DeStefano | Aye | ||||||
Braunstein | Aye | Manktelow | Aye | ||||||
McDonald | Aye | Smullen | Aye | ||||||
Rozic | Aye | Giglio | Aye | ||||||
Dinowitz | Aye | ||||||||
Magnarelli | Aye | ||||||||
Bronson | Aye | ||||||||
Dilan | Absent | ||||||||
Seawright | Aye | ||||||||
Hyndman | Excused | ||||||||
Walker | Excused | ||||||||
Bichotte Hermel | Aye | ||||||||
Simon | Aye | ||||||||
Cruz | Aye | ||||||||
Otis | Aye | ||||||||
Solages | Aye | ||||||||
Hunter | Aye | ||||||||
Epstein | Aye | ||||||||
Septimo | Aye | ||||||||
Heastie | Excused | Barclay | Aye | ||||||
Pretlow | Aye | Hawley | Aye | ||||||
Cook | Aye | Blankenbush | Aye | ||||||
Glick | Aye | Ra | Aye | ||||||
Dinowitz | Aye | Brabenec | Aye | ||||||
Colton | Aye | Palmesano | Aye | ||||||
Magnarelli | Aye | Reilly | Aye | ||||||
Paulin | Aye | Smith | Aye | ||||||
Peoples-Stokes | Aye | Jensen | Aye | ||||||
Benedetto | Aye | ||||||||
Lavine | Excused | ||||||||
Lupardo | Aye | ||||||||
Braunstein | Aye | ||||||||
Davila | Excused | ||||||||
Hyndman | Aye | ||||||||
Rozic | Excused | ||||||||
Bronson | Aye | ||||||||
Hevesi | Aye | ||||||||
Hunter | Aye | ||||||||
Taylor | Aye | ||||||||
Cruz | Aye | ||||||||
Vanel | Aye | ||||||||
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A02185 Floor Votes:
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
A02185 Memo:
Go to topNEW 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.
A02185 Text:
Go to top 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