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Legislative Affairs: Bill Memos

Bill Memos


new york farm bureau

Positions on Proposed Legislation: 2012

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A. 20 Cahill NY Bill Memo (PDF)  A. 20 Cahill Yes An act in relation to authorizing requests to the Comissioner of Agriculture and Markets to render an opinion to government officals on local land use regulations, ordinances or local laws pertaining to agricultural practices.

A. 370 Hoyt NY Bill Memo (PDF)  A. 370 Hoyt No An act in relation to the public right of passage upon the waterways of the state.

A. 90 Cahill NY Bill Memo (PDF)  A. 90 Cahill Yes An act to amend the Public Service Law, in relation to remote net metering by farm and non-residential customer generators.

A.1463 Rosenthal NY Bill Memo (PDF)  A.1463 Rosenthal Yes An act to authorize and direct the commissioners of Agriculture and Markets and Economic Development to study and develop a long-term strategy for sustaining farming and food production in New York State.

A.1652 Nolan/S.1852 Espaillat NY Bill Memo (PDF)  A.1652 Nolan/S.1852 Espaillat No An act to amend the labor law, requiring collective bargaining, overtime and disability for farm employees.

A.2108 Lifton/S.893 Krueger NY Bill Memo (PDF)  A.2108 Lifton/S.893 Krueger No An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the Natural Gas Exploration and Extraction Act of 2011.

A.2288 Wright NY Bill Memo (PDF)  A.2288 Wright Yes An act to prohibit police officers from using racial and ethnic profiling.

A.2888 Magee/S.4054 Ritchie NY Bill Memo (PDF)  A.2888 Magee/S.4054 Ritchie Yes An act in relation to the sale of frozen desserts made with wine.

A.3374 Sweeney NY Bill Memo (PDF)  A.3374 Sweeney No An act to amend the Environmental Conservation Law, in relation to freshwater wetlands and repealing Section 24-1305 of such law thereto.

A.3411-A Schimminger/A.4190 Marcellino NY Bill Memo (PDF)  A.3411-A Schimminger/A.4190 Marcellino Yes An act to grant the state liquor authority general rule making privileges for the purpose of effectuating the alcoholic beverage control law.

A.4050 Englebright NY Bill Memo (PDF)  A.4050 Englebright No An act to amend the public health law, in relation to farm worker protection.

A.4801 Kavanagh NY Bill Memo (PDF)  A.4801 Kavanagh No An act to amend the Environmental Conservation Law, in relation to granting private citzens the right to initiate civil enforcement action for violations of such law.

A.5346 Sweeney NY Bill Memo (PDF)  A.5346 Sweeney No An act to amend the Environmental Conservation Law, in relation to global warming pollution control.

A.5825 Gunther/S.4985 Ball NY Bill Memo (PDF)  A.5825 Gunther/S.4985 Ball Yes An act in relation to agricultural disclosure requirements for agricultural districts.

A.6270-A Crespo NY Bill Memo (PDF)  A.6270-A Crespo Yes An act to amend the public service law, in relation to remote net metering.

A.6723 Tenney NY Bill Memo (PDF)  A.6723 Tenney Yes An act in relation to permitting small seasonal farmers to place signs near state higways.

A.6811 Cook/S.2700 Serrano NY Bill Memo (PDF)  A.6811 Cook/S.2700 Serrano Yes An act to amend the economic development, in relation to authorizing the commissioner to develop certain regulations regarding the state travel guide.

A.7016-A Schimminger/S.4303-B Marcellino NY Bill Memo (PDF)  A.7016-A Schimminger/S.4303-B Marcellino Yes An act in relation to the powers of the chairman and the members of the authority; and to repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto.

A.7316 Magee/S.4514 Libous NY Bill Memo (PDF)  A.7316 Magee/S.4514 Libous Yes An act in relation to payment of multiple tax leins on farm property to be paid in chronological order.

A.7400 Sweeney/S.5592 Carlucci NY Bill Memo (PDF)  A.7400 Sweeney/S.5592 Carlucci No An act to suspend hydraulic fracturing; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.

A.7494-C Lupardo/S.4857-A O'Mara NY Bill Memo (PDF)  A.7494-C Lupardo/S.4857-A O'Mara Yes An act to amend the real property tax law, in relation to establishing assessments for the values of lands that may be used for mineral rights development activities.

A.7622-A Magee/S.5240-A Maziarz NY Bill Memo (PDF)  A.7622-A Magee/S.5240-A Maziarz Yes An act to amend the alcohol beverage control law, in relation to temporary beer and wine permits.

A.7828 Schimminger/S.4143 Young NY Bill Memo (PDF)  A.7828 Schimminger/S.4143 Young Yes An act in relation to wineries, farm wineries, special farm wineries and micro wineries.

A.8001-A Morelle/S.5452-A Alesi NY Bill Memo (PDF)  A.8001-A Morelle/S.5452-A Alesi Yes An act to authorize the authority to develop agriculture facilities in the Genesee Valley Regional Market District.

S. 177 Maziarz/A. 2021-A Gunther NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S. 177 Maziarz/A. 2021-A Gunther Yes An act to amend the Environmental Conservation Law, in relation to reducing the required minimum age for obtaining a junior archery license.

S. 232 Mariarz NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S. 232 Mariarz Yes An act in relation to the administration of property tax assessments for certain orchards and vineyards.

S. 478 Nozzolio NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S. 478 Nozzolio Yes An act to amend the Executive Law, in relation to the certain uniform fire prevention and building code standards.

S. 614-B Klein/A.1389-A Ortiz NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S. 614-B Klein/A.1389-A Ortiz Yes An act in relation to financing the transportation and distribution of foods grown in New York State.

S. 617-A Klein/A. 1389 Ortiz NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S. 617-A Klein/A. 1389 Ortiz Yes An act in relation to financing the transportation and distribution of foods grown in New York State.

S. 627 Klein/A.1025 Ortiz NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S. 627 Klein/A.1025 Ortiz Yes An act to finance the construction, reconstruction, improvement, expansion or rehab of the wholesale regional farmers' markets that promote farm products grown in New York State.

S. 742 Young/A. 258 Paulin NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S. 742 Young/A. 258 Paulin Yes An act in relation to providing farmers an exemption from tolls when transporting product to NYC for consumption in the City.

S. 750 Young/A.6211 Magee NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S. 750 Young/A.6211 Magee Yes An act in relation to extending from 3 days to 5 days the period to cancel a lease of oil gas rights.

S. 769 Young NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S. 769 Young Yes An act in realtion to including farm land which includes agricultural amusements within the provisions of law relating to agricultural districts.

S. 770 Young NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S. 770 Young Yes An act in relation to game bird breeding.

S. 771 Young/A.6281 Magee NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S. 771 Young/A.6281 Magee Yes An act to amend the Agricultural and Markets Law, in relation to the confidentality of certain information submitted to the Department of Agriculture and Markets.

S. 785 Young/A.2111 McEneny NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S. 785 Young/A.2111 McEneny Yes An act to amend the general obligations law, in relation to genetically modified organisms.

S. 787-A Young/A.5828 Gunther NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S. 787-A Young/A.5828 Gunther Yes An act to prohibit assessors from increasing the assessments of forestland based on the stumpage value of the trees thereon.

S. 791 Young/A.5865 Gunther NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S. 791 Young/A.5865 Gunther Yes Ana ct to amend the Agriculture and Markets Law and the Environmental Conservation Law, in realtion to farm pond dams.

S. 793 Young NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S. 793 Young Yes An act in relation to retail farm operations.

S. 801 Young/A.6055-A Goodell NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S. 801 Young/A.6055-A Goodell Yes An act to amend the Environmental Conservation Law, in relation to allowing the use of rifles for deer hunting in the County of Chautauqau.

S. 835 Young/A.2112 Magee NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S. 835 Young/A.2112 Magee Yes An act to amend the tax law, in relation to exempting domestic and imported animals at a game hunting preserve from sales and compensating use tax.

S. 847 Young/A.6212 Magee NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S. 847 Young/A.6212 Magee Yes An act in relation to increasing the acreage which qualifies as land used in agricultural production for agricultural assessment purposes.

S. 848 Young NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S. 848 Young Yes An act to amend the Agriculture and Markets Law, in relation to to regulation of the sale and analysis of fertilizer.

S. 850 Young NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S. 850 Young Yes An act in relation to farm conservation practices.

S. 851 Young NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S. 851 Young Yes An act to amend the Environmental Conservation Law, in relation to the prohibition of salt licks on land inhabited by deer or bear and prohibiting the hunting of deer or bear with the aid of a salt lick.

S.1200 Griffo/A.6999 Russell NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S.1200 Griffo/A.6999 Russell Yes An act to amend the tax law, in relation to establishing a biodiesel tax exemption.

S.1526 Perkins/A.3141 Sweeney NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S.1526 Perkins/A.3141 Sweeney No An act in relation to regulation of toxic chemicals in children's products.

S.1683-A Seward/A.4357-A Lifton NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S.1683-A Seward/A.4357-A Lifton Yes An act to amend the Environmental Conservation Law, in relation to allowing the use of rifles for deer hunting in Cortland County.

S.1759 LaValle/S.1788 Thiele NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S.1759 LaValle/S.1788 Thiele Yes An act in realtion to eliminating the wholesaler's reporting requirement for farm and commerical wineries.

S.2136 Griffo/A. 4265 Magee NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S.2136 Griffo/A. 4265 Magee Yes An act in relation to permitting farm operations to place advertising and directional signs near State highways.

S.2382 Seward NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S.2382 Seward Yes Concurrent resolutions of the Senate and Assembly proposing an amendment to the Constitution, in relation to the right to hunt, trap and fish.

S.2385-A Gallivan/A.2986 Burling-A NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S.2385-A Gallivan/A.2986 Burling-A Yes An act to amend the Environmental Conservation Law, in relation to allowing the use of rifles for deer hunting in Wyoming County.

S.2468 Libous NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S.2468 Libous Yes Enacts the "Buy from the Backyard Act."

S.2485 Little/A. 444 Magee NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S.2485 Little/A. 444 Magee Yes An act to amend the Agriculture and Markets Law, in relation to the Wood Products Developement Council; and to amend the Environmental Conservation Law, in relation to contracts for timber or other forest products.

S.2486 Little NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S.2486 Little Yes An act to amend the Environmental Conservation Law, in relation to establishing the open season for hunting coyote.

S.2706 Skelos NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S.2706 Skelos Yes An act to amend the General Municipal Law, in relation to establishing limitations upon school district and local tax levies.

S.2775 Young/A.7129 Gunther NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S.2775 Young/A.7129 Gunther Yes An act to amend the Environmental Conservation Law, in relation to providing the definition of integrated pest management.

S.2837 Young/A.5448 Morelle NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S.2837 Young/A.5448 Morelle Yes An act it relation to authorized deductions from wages.

S.2975 Nozzolio NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S.2975 Nozzolio Yes An act to amend the Environmental Conservation Law, in relation to allowing the use of rifles for hunting in certain portions of Ontario County.

S.2990 Maziarz/A.7168 Hevesi NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S.2990 Maziarz/A.7168 Hevesi Yes An act to amend the public health law and the state finance law, in relation to a fgrant progrma for the agricultural production of Bio-Diesel fuel and a fund for the administration of such.

S.3109 Kennedy/A.4622 Hoyt NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S.3109 Kennedy/A.4622 Hoyt Yes An act in relation to permitting licensees to provide beer samples.

S.3126 Maziarz/A.5154 Gabryszak NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S.3126 Maziarz/A.5154 Gabryszak Yes An act to amend the New York State Urban Development Corporation Act, in relations to creating the Dairy Farm Improved Energy Efficiency Program.

S.3164 Mazarz/A.5021 Cahill NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S.3164 Mazarz/A.5021 Cahill Yes An act creating the Recharge New York Program.

S.3193 Ranzenhofer/A.2523 Hoyt NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S.3193 Ranzenhofer/A.2523 Hoyt Yes An act to amend the tax law, in relation to providing a tax exemption for commerical horse boarding services.

S.3194 Ranzenhofer NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S.3194 Ranzenhofer Yes An act to amend the tax law, in relation to exempting the sale of Farrier supplies and services from the sales and use taxes.

S.3318 Ritchie/A.7743 Magee NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S.3318 Ritchie/A.7743 Magee Yes An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the definition of an all terrain vehicle or ATV.

S.3407 Maziarz NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S.3407 Maziarz Yes An act to amend the Public Service Law, in relation to remote net metering.

S.3407-A Maziarz/A.6270-A Crespo NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S.3407-A Maziarz/A.6270-A Crespo Yes An act to amend the public service law, in relation to remote net metering.

S.3542 Ritchie/A.6024 Reilly NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S.3542 Ritchie/A.6024 Reilly Yes An act requiring the State Fire Prevention and Building Code Council to implement rules and regulations regarding the maple industry.

S.3626 Saland NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S.3626 Saland Yes An act in relation to authorizing requests to the commissioner of Agriculture and Markets to render an opinion to government officials on local land use regulations, ordinances or local laws pertaining to agricultural practices.

S.3798 Grisanti/A.5318-A Sweeney NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S.3798 Grisanti/A.5318-A Sweeney Yes An act in relation to regulation the use of the state's water resources.

S.3919 Grisanti NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S.3919 Grisanti Yes An act to amend the Environmental Conservation Law, in relation to extending the authority of the Department of Environmental Conservation to manage deer and bear.

S.4054 Ritchie/A.2888 Magee NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S.4054 Ritchie/A.2888 Magee Yes An act in relation to the sale of frozen desserts made with wine.

S.4158 Little/A.1280 Reilly NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S.4158 Little/A.1280 Reilly Yes An act to amend the social services law, in relation to the determination of eligibility for the Family Health Plus Program for self-employed individuals.

S.4240 Larkin NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S.4240 Larkin Yes An act in relation to authorizing industrial development agencies to provide assistance to agricultural producers.

S.4241 Larkin NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S.4241 Larkin Yes An act authorizing farm wineries to sell wine at roadside farm markets.

S.4340 Ritchie/A.5286 Magee NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S.4340 Ritchie/A.5286 Magee Yes An act to reduce taxes, fees and regulatory burdens on family farms.

S.4361 Young/A.4781 Magee NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S.4361 Young/A.4781 Magee Yes An act to amend environmental conservation law, in relation to selectively cutting timber.

S.4383 Ritchie/A.6876 Magee NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S.4383 Ritchie/A.6876 Magee Yes An act to amend the Environmental Conservation Law, in relation to the adoption of certain regulations regarding emissions from outdoor woodboilers.

S.4604 LaValle/A.7120 Thiele NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S.4604 LaValle/A.7120 Thiele Yes An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to authorizing the use of mechanical harvesting gear, including hydraulic dredges within the entire boundary of a lease, regardless of lease size, given a cultivation plan is made available.

S.4718-A Ritchie/A.7128-A Magee NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S.4718-A Ritchie/A.7128-A Magee Yes An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, the environmental conservation law and the soil and water conservation districts law, in relation to the membership of county agricultual and farmland protection boards, authorization to hold conservation easements, and funding agricultural nonpoint source abatement and control projects.

S.4728-A Ritchie NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S.4728-A Ritchie Yes An act to amend the tax law, in relation to providing for a sales tax exemption for farm abstracts.

S.4855 Montgomery/A.7515 Lifton NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S.4855 Montgomery/A.7515 Lifton Yes An act to amend the state finance law, in relation to membership in the State Procurement Council.

S.4962 Ball/A.1399 Hawley NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S.4962 Ball/A.1399 Hawley Yes An act in relation to the eligibility of farmers leasing land for the agricultural property tax credit.

S.4967 Grisanti/A.6953 Gunther NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S.4967 Grisanti/A.6953 Gunther Yes An act to amend the Environmental Conservation Law, in relation to continuting the authority of the Department of Environmental Conservation to adopt regulation for hunting in the Northern Zone.

S.4998 Ball/A.1359 Hawley NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S.4998 Ball/A.1359 Hawley Yes An act to exempt owners of farms and the owners of multiple dwellings from the scaffold law in certain instances.

S.5078 Valesky/A.7449 Magee NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S.5078 Valesky/A.7449 Magee Yes An act to amend the alcoholic beverage law and the agriculture and markets law, in relation to farm breweries.

S.5082-A Valesky/A.7637 Magee NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S.5082-A Valesky/A.7637 Magee Yes An act to amend the Environmental Conservation Law, in relation to the hunting in the county of Madison.

S.5091 Seward/A.7509 Magee NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S.5091 Seward/A.7509 Magee Yes An act in relation to the liability of land owners, lessees and occupants to trespassers; provides liability in certain instances of injury to children.

S.5105 O'Mara/A.7380 Friend NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S.5105 O'Mara/A.7380 Friend Yes An act to amend the Environmental Conservation Law, in relation to hunting in the county of Schuyler.

S.5106 O'Mara/A.7381 Palmesano NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S.5106 O'Mara/A.7381 Palmesano Yes An act to amend the Environmental Conservation Law, in relation to hunting in the counties of Chemung, Steuben and Yates.

S.5159 Ritchie/A.7656 Magee NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S.5159 Ritchie/A.7656 Magee Yes An act to amend the Agriculture and Markets law, in relation to providing for automatic renewal for agricultural assessments.

S.5160 Ritchie/A.7655 Magee NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S.5160 Ritchie/A.7655 Magee Yes An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to expanding the definition of crops, livestock and livestock products to include silvopasturing products.

S.5168 Ritchie NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S.5168 Ritchie Yes An act to amend the Agriculture and Markets law, in relation to commerical equine operations in agricultural districts.

S.5262 Ritchie NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S.5262 Ritchie Yes An act in relation to certain registrations of vehicles.

S.5332 Grisanti/A.7559 Lupardo NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S.5332 Grisanti/A.7559 Lupardo Yes An act to amend Chapter 600 of the laws of 1993, amending the environmental conservation law relating to the management of bear.

S.5403 Grisanti/A.7137 Latimer NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S.5403 Grisanti/A.7137 Latimer Yes An act to amend the Environmental Conservation Law and the State Finance Law, in relation to requiring retained deposits on unredeemed containers to be deposited in the Environmental Protection Fund.

S.5499 Ritchie/A.7657 Magee NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S.5499 Ritchie/A.7657 Magee Yes An act to amend the Agriculture and Markets Law, in relation to consumer packaging of maple syrup; and to amend the Environmental Conservation Law, in relation to wash water from maple syrup processing.

S.5596 Zeldin/A.8193 Latimer NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S.5596 Zeldin/A.8193 Latimer Yes An act in relation to the metropolitan transportation mobility tax

S.5601 Bonanic/A. 394 Gunther NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S.5601 Bonanic/A. 394 Gunther No An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to establishing the yearling buck protection program.

S.5767 Ball NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S.5767 Ball Yes An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to granting the department of agriculture and markets the sole authority to regulate cervid farms.

S.8129-B Thompson/A.11443-B Sweeney NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S.8129-B Thompson/A.11443-B Sweeney No An act to suspend hydraulic fracturing; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.

S.8490 Squadron/A.11712 Kavanagh NY Bill Memo (PDF)  S.8490 Squadron/A.11712 Kavanagh No An act to amend the Agriculture and Markets Law, in relation to vaccination of egg-laying hens against salmonella.