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S 3918 New York Senate · 2017 Regular Session

Enacts the "buy from the backyard act"

Summary
Enacts the "buy from the backyard act"; requires the office of general services and other state agencies to buy 20% of all their food products from producers and/or processors in New York state; provides that the commissioner of agriculture and markets shall determine the New York food products that are available during the various times during the year; directs such commissioner to report to the governor and the legislature on the implementation of such provisions.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Jun 2018
Senate Passage
Jun 2017
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 30, 2017 Last action Jun 20, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Jun 8, 2017

How they voted

61–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 63
Jun 8, 2017
D Democratic32
31 Yea 1
96% Yea
R Republican31
30 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
1
Committee
4
Jun 20, 2018
Committee
COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
Jan 3, 2018
Committee
REFERRED TO FINANCE
upper
Jun 8, 2017
Committee
REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE
lower
Jun 8, 2017
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 30, 2017
Committee
REFERRED TO FINANCE
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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