A10703 • 2025

Authorizes and directs the commissioner of agriculture and markets to conduct a study on vertical farming

Agriculture

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Sponsor: Jo Anne Simon
Last action: 2026-05-13
Official status: Passed Senate
Effective date: Not listed

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Authorizes and directs the commissioner of agriculture and markets to conduct a study on vertical farming

Authorizes and directs the commissioner of agriculture and markets to conduct a study on vertical farming Authorizes and directs the commissioner of agriculture and markets to conduct a study on vertical farming.

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Authorizes and directs the commissioner of agriculture and markets to conduct a study on vertical farming Authorizes and directs the commissioner of agriculture and markets to conduct a study on vertical farming.

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Bill History

2026-05-13 Senate
SUBSTITUTED FOR S4769
2026-05-13 Senate
3RD READING CAL.995
2026-05-13 Senate
PASSED SENATE
2026-05-13 Senate
RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
2026-04-20 Assembly
PASSED ASSEMBLY
2026-04-20 Assembly
DELIVERED TO SENATE
2026-04-20 Senate
REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE
2026-04-02 Assembly
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.345
2026-03-31 Assembly
REPORTED
2026-03-20 Assembly
REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

Official Summary Text

Authorizes and directs the commissioner of agriculture and markets to conduct a study on vertical farming
Authorizes and directs the commissioner of agriculture and markets to conduct a study on vertical farming.

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          10703

                                  I N  A S S E M B L Y

                                     March 20, 2026
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by M. of A. SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Agriculture

        AN ACT to authorize and  direct  the  commissioner  of  agriculture  and
          markets to conduct a study on vertical farming

          THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
        BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

     1    Section 1. 1. The commissioner of agriculture and  markets  is  hereby
     2  authorized  and  directed  to  conduct  a study on vertical farming. The
     3  purpose of this study shall include but not be limited to examining  the
     4  effects  vertical  farms would have on access to locally grown food, job
     5  creation and educational opportunities, and the impacts on the  environ-
     6  ment.
     7    2. Within one year of the effective date of this act, the commissioner
     8  of  agriculture  and markets shall deliver a report to the governor, the
     9  temporary president of the senate, the  speaker  of  the  assembly,  the
    10  minority  leader  of the senate and the minority leader of the assembly.
    11  The report shall include recommendations for legislation and administra-
    12  tive programs related to the use of vertical farms.
    13    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD09048-01-5