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NY A 6639

passed one chamber

Relates to requiring sawyer training for employees engaged in tree maintenance

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 6639 pass?

Not yet. NY A 6639 has passed one chamber and awaits action in the other as of 2026-03-30. Latest recorded action (2026-03-30): REFERRED TO CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

What is NY A 6639 about?

Provides that employees of the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation who engage in tree maintenance must first obtain an appropriate sawyer certification through the United States forest service national crosscut and chainsaw program.

Who sponsors NY A 6639?

Ron Kim is the primary sponsor of NY A 6639, joined by 5 cosponsors.

Description

Provides that employees of the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation who engage in tree maintenance must first obtain an appropriate sawyer certification through the United States forest service national crosscut and chainsaw program.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-03-30 — REFERRED TO CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Ron Kimprimary
  • Maritza Davilacosponsor
  • MaryJane Shimskycosponsor
  • Yudelka Tapiacosponsor
  • Deborah Glickcosponsor
  • Jen Lunsfordcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-06

    REFERRED TO TOURISM, PARKS, ARTS AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-03-25

    REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    referral-committee

  3. 2025-06-04

    REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-06-06

    REPORTED

  5. 2025-06-06

    RULES REPORT CAL.443

  6. 2025-06-06

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.443

  7. 2025-06-06

    PASSED ASSEMBLY

    passage

  8. 2025-06-06

    DELIVERED TO SENATE

  9. 2025-06-06

    REFERRED TO RULES

    referral-committee

  10. 2026-01-07

    DIED IN SENATE

  11. 2026-01-07

    RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

  12. 2026-01-07

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.169

  13. 2026-03-09

    AMENDED ON THIRD READING 6639A

    amendment-passage

  14. 2026-03-30

    PASSED ASSEMBLY

    passage

  15. 2026-03-30

    DELIVERED TO SENATE

  16. 2026-03-30

    REFERRED TO CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Assembly Vote

    2025-06-06 · pass · 142-0

    Member-level votes (153)
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Carroll P: yes
    • Friend: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Peoples-Stokes: yes
    • Slater: excused
    • Anderson: yes
    • Carroll RC: yes
    • Gallagher: excused
    • 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: excused
    • Magnarelli: yes
    • Rajkumar: yes
    • Stirpe: yes
    • Bendett: yes
    • Conrad: yes
    • Gonzalez-Rojas: yes
    • Maher: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Tague: yes
    • Benedetto: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Gray: yes
    • Mamdani: excused
    • Reilly: yes
    • Tannousis: yes
    • Berger: yes
    • Cruz: yes
    • Griffin: yes
    • Manktelow: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Tapia: yes
    • Bichotte Hermel: yes
    • Cunningham: excused
    • Hawley: yes
    • McDonald: yes
    • Rivera: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Blankenbush: yes
    • Dais: excused
    • 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: yes
    • Seawright: yes
    • Wieder: yes
    • Brook-Krasny: yes
    • Durso: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Morinello: yes
    • Sempolinski: yes
    • Williams: excused
    • 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: excused
    • Kim: yes
    • Otis: yes
    • Simon: yes
    • Zaccaro: yes
    • Burroughs: yes
    • Fitzpatrick: yes
    • Lasher: yes
    • Palmesano: yes
    • Simone: yes
    • Zinerman: yes
    • Buttenschon: yes
    • Forrest: yes
    • Lavine: yes
    • Paulin: yes
    • Simpson: yes
    • Mr. Speaker: yes
    • Cashman: yes
    • Powers: yes
    • Moreno: yes

  • Assembly Vote - Vote 2

    2026-03-30 · pass · 141-0

    Member-level votes (153)
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Carroll P: yes
    • Friend: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Peoples-Stokes: yes
    • Slater: excused
    • Anderson: yes
    • Carroll RC: yes
    • Gallagher: excused
    • 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: excused
    • Magnarelli: yes
    • Rajkumar: yes
    • Stirpe: yes
    • Bendett: yes
    • Conrad: yes
    • Gonzalez-Rojas: yes
    • Maher: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Tague: yes
    • Benedetto: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Gray: yes
    • Mamdani: excused
    • Reilly: yes
    • Tannousis: yes
    • Berger: yes
    • Cruz: yes
    • Griffin: yes
    • Manktelow: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Tapia: yes
    • Bichotte Hermel: yes
    • Cunningham: excused
    • Hawley: yes
    • McDonald: yes
    • Rivera: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Blankenbush: yes
    • Dais: excused
    • 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: yes
    • Seawright: yes
    • Wieder: yes
    • Brook-Krasny: yes
    • Durso: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Morinello: yes
    • Sempolinski: yes
    • Williams: excused
    • 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: excused
    • Kim: yes
    • Otis: yes
    • Simon: yes
    • Zaccaro: yes
    • Burroughs: yes
    • Fitzpatrick: yes
    • Lasher: yes
    • Palmesano: yes
    • Simone: yes
    • Zinerman: yes
    • Buttenschon: yes
    • Forrest: yes
    • Lavine: yes
    • Paulin: yes
    • Simpson: yes
    • Mr. Speaker: yes
    • Cashman: yes
    • Powers: yes
    • Moreno: yes

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