Enacts the "New York open water data act"
Summary
Enacts the "New York open water data act"; directs certain agencies, under the leadership of conveners, to identify and integrate key water data sets; provides duties and an annual plan for data to be researched and reported.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Assembly Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Vetoed
Dec 2025
Introduced Feb 12, 2025
Vetoed Dec 5, 2025
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What changed between versions
A5254
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A5254A
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3 edits
MINOR
Bill A5254 was amended to add Senator Levenberg as a sponsor and to reorganize the bill's text. The substantive policy content regarding water data collection, standards, and reporting requirements remains unchanged from the original version.
TECHNICAL
Added Senator Levenberg to the list of bill sponsors.
Reformatted bill header and page numbering to reflect committee discharge and amendment status.
Reordered sections 3 and 4, moving the annual plan requirement (previously section 3) to become section 6, and moving the funding provision (previously section 4) to become section 3.
Floor votes · Senate Jun 10, 2025 · Assembly Jun 9, 2025
How they voted
58–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 63
Jun 10, 2025
D
Democratic41
90% Yea
R
Republican22
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Amendments
3
Dec 5, 2025
Amended
TABLED
lower
Dec 5, 2025
Vetoed
VETOED MEMO.68
lower
Jun 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jun 9, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO RULES
upper
Jun 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jun 4, 2025
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
May 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 5254A
lower
May 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
May 13, 2025
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
lower
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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