S 593 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to land used in agricultural production

Summary

Includes certain land that is owned or rented as a farm operation for the production for sale of crops, livestock or livestock products as land used in agricultural production.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2026

Senate Passage

Jun 2026

Assembly Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Last action Jun 1, 2026

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What changed between versions

S593 → S593A · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill was amended to add four new co-sponsors and update its legislative status after favorable committee review. The core agricultural policy text remains largely unchanged, though minor wording adjustments were made to clarify the commissioner's role in providing technical assistance to new farms.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding agricultural land assessment rules remains unchanged; only the bill's procedural metadata and sponsor list were modified.

PROCEDURAL

Added four new sponsors: Gallivan, Helming, and Oberacker, and included a new co-sponsor Webb.

Updated the bill's status to reflect it has been reported favorably from the Agriculture Committee and is now ready for a third reading.

TECHNICAL

Minor text adjustments were made to clarify that the commissioner may provide technical assistance to help farms meet gross sales requirements.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2025

How they voted

61–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 63

Mar 3, 2025

D Democratic41

39 Yea 2

95% Yea

R Republican22

22 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jun 1, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

lower

Jun 1, 2026

Upper · Passed

PASSED SENATE

upper

Apr 21, 2026

Upper · Passed

AMENDED ON THIRD READING 593A

upper

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

upper

Mar 3, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

lower

Mar 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

PASSED SENATE

upper

Jan 8, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

upper

1 primary · 6 co-sponsors