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NY A 9478

enacted

Establishes a New York native plants designation; repealer

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 9478 pass?

Yes. NY A 9478 has been enacted into law as of 2026-02-13. Latest recorded action (2026-02-13): SIGNED CHAP.24

What is NY A 9478 about?

Directs the department of agriculture and markets, in cooperation with the department of environmental conservation, to establish standards for designation of native plants, to develop a list of native plants that indicates and differentiates between native plants that are indigenous to New York state and those that are native plants found elsewhere in the United States that are likely to shift or expand their range into NY, to establish a New York native plant designation, and to offer seals or logos identifying native plants as grown in New York state; defines "native plants".

Who sponsors NY A 9478?

Anna Kelles is the primary sponsor of NY A 9478.

Description

Directs the department of agriculture and markets, in cooperation with the department of environmental conservation, to establish standards for designation of native plants, to develop a list of native plants that indicates and differentiates between native plants that are indigenous to New York state and those that are native plants found elsewhere in the United States that are likely to shift or expand their range into NY, to establish a New York native plant designation, and to offer seals or logos identifying native plants as grown in New York state; defines "native plants".

Introduced
Latest action
2026-02-13 — SIGNED CHAP.24
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Anna Kellesprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-21

    REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-21

    REPORTED

  4. 2026-01-21

    RULES REPORT CAL.48

  5. 2026-01-21

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.48

  6. 2026-01-21

    PASSED ASSEMBLY

    passage

  7. 2026-01-21

    DELIVERED TO SENATE

  8. 2026-01-21

    REFERRED TO RULES

    referral-committee

  9. 2026-01-29

    SUBSTITUTED FOR S8779

  10. 2026-01-29

    3RD READING CAL.72

  11. 2026-01-29

    PASSED SENATE

    passage

  12. 2026-01-29

    RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

  13. 2026-02-13

    DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

    executive-receipt

  14. 2026-02-13

    SIGNED CHAP.24

    executive-signature

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Assembly Vote

    2026-01-21 · pass · 139-0

    Member-level votes (148)
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Carroll P: yes
    • Friend: yes
    • Lemondes: yes
    • Pirozzolo: yes
    • Smullen: yes
    • Anderson: yes
    • Carroll RC: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Levenberg: yes
    • Pretlow: yes
    • Solages: yes
    • Angelino: yes
    • Cashman: yes
    • Gallahan: yes
    • Lucas: yes
    • Ra: yes
    • Steck: yes
    • Bailey: yes
    • Chandler-Waterm: yes
    • Gandolfo: yes
    • Lunsford: yes
    • Raga: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Barclay: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • Gibbs: yes
    • Lupardo: yes
    • Rajkumar: yes
    • Stirpe: yes
    • Barrett: yes
    • Chludzinski: yes
    • Giglio: yes
    • Magnarelli: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Tague: yes
    • Beephan: yes
    • Clark: excused
    • Glick: excused
    • Maher: excused
    • Reilly: yes
    • Tannousis: yes
    • Bendett: yes
    • Colton: yes
    • Gonzalez-Rojas: yes
    • Manktelow: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Tapia: yes
    • Benedetto: yes
    • Conrad: yes
    • Gray: yes
    • McDonald: yes
    • Rivera: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Berger: excused
    • Cook: excused
    • Griffin: yes
    • McDonough: excused
    • Romero: yes
    • Torres: yes
    • Bichotte Hermel: yes
    • Cruz: yes
    • Hawley: yes
    • McMahon: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Valdez: yes
    • Blankenbush: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Hevesi: yes
    • Meeks: yes
    • Rozic: yes
    • Vanel: yes
    • Blumencranz: excused
    • Dais: yes
    • Hooks: yes
    • Mikulin: yes
    • Santabarbara: yes
    • Walker: yes
    • Bologna: yes
    • Davila: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Sayegh: yes
    • Walsh: yes
    • Bores: excused
    • De Los Santos: yes
    • Hyndman: yes
    • Mitaynes: yes
    • Schiavoni: yes
    • Weprin: yes
    • Brabenec: yes
    • DeStefano: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Molitor: yes
    • Seawright: yes
    • Wieder: yes
    • Braunstein: yes
    • Dilan: yes
    • Jacobson: yes
    • Morinello: yes
    • Sempolinski: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Bronson: yes
    • Dinowitz: yes
    • Jensen: yes
    • Norber: yes
    • Septimo: yes
    • Woerner: yes
    • Brook-Krasny: yes
    • DiPietro: yes
    • Kassay: yes
    • Novakhov: yes
    • Shimsky: yes
    • Wright: yes
    • Brown EA: yes
    • Durso: yes
    • Kay: yes
    • O'Pharrow: yes
    • Shrestha: yes
    • Yeger: yes
    • Brown K: yes
    • Eachus: yes
    • Kelles: yes
    • Otis: yes
    • Simon: yes
    • Zaccaro: yes
    • Burdick: yes
    • Eichenstein: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Palmesano: yes
    • Simone: yes
    • Zinerman: yes
    • Burke: yes
    • Fall: yes
    • Lasher: yes
    • Paulin: excused
    • Simpson: yes
    • Mr. Speaker: yes
    • Burroughs: yes
    • Fitzpatrick: yes
    • Lavine: yes
    • Peoples-Stokes: yes
    • Slater: yes
    • Buttenschon: yes
    • Forrest: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Pheffer Amato: yes
    • Smith: yes
  • Floor Vote

    2026-01-29 · pass · 56-0

    Member-level votes (61)
    • Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.: yes
    • Jake Ashby: yes
    • Jamaal Bailey: yes
    • George Borrello: yes
    • Jabari Brisport: yes
    • Siela Bynoe: yes
    • Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick: yes
    • Stephen T. Chan: yes
    • Cordell Cleare: yes
    • Leroy Comrie: yes
    • Jeremy Cooney: yes
    • Patricia Fahy: yes
    • Nathalia Fernandez: yes
    • Michael Gianaris: yes
    • Kristen Gonzalez: yes
    • Andrew Gounardes: yes
    • Joseph A. Griffo: yes
    • Pete Harckham: yes
    • Pamela Helming: yes
    • Michelle Hinchey: yes
    • Robert Jackson: yes
    • Brian Kavanagh: yes
    • Liz Krueger: yes
    • Andrew J. Lanza: yes
    • John Liu: yes
    • Monica Martinez: yes
    • Jack M. Martins: yes
    • Mario Mattera: yes
    • Rachel May: yes
    • Shelley Mayer: yes
    • Dean Murray: yes
    • Zellnor Myrie: yes
    • Thomas F. O'Mara: yes
    • Peter Oberacker: yes
    • Robert Ortt: yes
    • Anthony H. Palumbo: yes
    • Kevin S. Parker: yes
    • Roxanne J. Persaud: yes
    • Jessica Ramos: yes
    • Steve Rhoads: yes
    • Gustavo Rivera: yes
    • Robert Rolison: yes
    • Christopher Ryan: yes
    • Julia Salazar: yes
    • Jessica Scarcella-Spanton: yes
    • Luis R. Sepúlveda: yes
    • José M. Serrano: yes
    • James Skoufis: yes
    • Toby Ann Stavisky: yes
    • Dan Stec: yes
    • Andrea Stewart-Cousins: yes
    • James Tedisco: yes
    • Mark Walczyk: yes
    • Lea Webb: yes
    • William Weber: yes
    • Alexis Weik: yes
    • April Baskin: excused
    • Samra Brouk: excused
    • Patrick M. Gallivan: excused
    • James Sanders Jr.: excused
    • Sam Sutton: excused

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