Bill Commons

NY A 6639

in committee

Relates to requiring sawyer training for employees engaged in tree maintenance

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did NY A 6639 pass?

Not yet. NY A 6639 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. 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

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-30

    REFERRED TO CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-03-30

    DELIVERED TO SENATE

  3. 2026-03-30

    PASSED ASSEMBLY

    passage

  4. 2026-03-09

    AMENDED ON THIRD READING 6639A

    amendment-passage

  5. 2026-01-07

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.169

  6. 2026-01-07

    RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

  7. 2026-01-07

    DIED IN SENATE

  8. 2025-06-06

    REFERRED TO RULES

    referral-committee

  9. 2025-06-06

    DELIVERED TO SENATE

  10. 2025-06-06

    PASSED ASSEMBLY

    passage

  11. 2025-06-06

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.443

  12. 2025-06-06

    RULES REPORT CAL.443

  13. 2025-06-06

    REPORTED

  14. 2025-06-04

    REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

    referral-committee

  15. 2025-03-25

    REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    referral-committee

  16. 2025-03-06

    REFERRED TO TOURISM, PARKS, ARTS AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT

    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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