A 5660 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Establishes a carbon farming tax credit for farmers

Summary

Establishes the carbon farming certification committee for the purpose of developing a certification framework, determining qualified carbon removal practices eligible for the carbon farming tax credit, and promulgating certification standards for qualified carbon removal practices; provides for the development of educational materials to encourage carbon farming by promoting farming practices which reduce, sequester and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions on land used in support of a farm operation; establishes carbon farming tax credits.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 19, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026

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A5660 → A5660A · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill was amended to add co-sponsor KELLES and update the legislative history to reflect committee action. The substantive changes focus on refining the carbon farming definition and reorganizing the bill's structure by creating a new article dedicated to carbon farming. The definition was broadened to include sequestration in minerals and biomass, not just soil, and references to the Environmental Conservation Law were removed from the tax credit calculation section.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded by adding co-sponsor KELLES and the legislative history was updated to show the bill was amended and re-referred to committee. The definition of carbon farming was broadened to include sequestration in minerals and biomass, not just soil.

ELIGIBILITY

The definition of carbon farming was expanded to include sequestration in agricultural soils, minerals, biomass, and carbonate minerals or bicarbonates, rather than just soil and vegetation.

REQUIREMENT

References to the Environmental Conservation Law regarding credit calculation were removed from the tax law sections, simplifying the regulatory framework.

New requirements were added for a carbon farming certification committee to establish and approve certification frameworks and practice standards.

DEFINITION

New definitions were added for carbon farming certification framework, practice standards, credit value, durability rating, and MRV (monitoring, reporting, and verification).

STRUCTURE

The bill was reorganized to create a new Article 11-C specifically for carbon farming, with separate sections for legislative findings, definitions, certification committee, approval, and education.

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Amendments

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

lower

Oct 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 5660A

lower

Oct 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO AGRICULTURE

lower

Feb 19, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

lower

1 primary · 4 co-sponsors