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NY S 494

in committee

Relates to the preservation of honey bee colonies

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did NY S 494 pass?

Not yet. NY S 494 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

What is NY S 494 about?

Requires any person including certified and licensed responsible pesticide applicators and commercial pesticide applicators and operators operating in the state to contact the division of plant industry of the department of agriculture and markets by phone at least forty-eight hours in advance of extermination of honey bees to obtain assistance in trying to relocate nuisance honey bee colonies or hanging swarms of honey bees, in lieu of destroying such honey bees; makes related provisions.

Who sponsors NY S 494?

Nathalia Fernandez is the primary sponsor of NY S 494, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Requires any person including certified and licensed responsible pesticide applicators and commercial pesticide applicators and operators operating in the state to contact the division of plant industry of the department of agriculture and markets by phone at least forty-eight hours in advance of extermination of honey bees to obtain assistance in trying to relocate nuisance honey bee colonies or hanging swarms of honey bees, in lieu of destroying such honey bees; makes related provisions.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Nathalia Fernandezprimary
  • Rachel Maycosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-08

    REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

    referral-committee

Versions

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Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 6763not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 407not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 4053not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 9315

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S494?summary=&detail=

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