Bill Sponsors: NY S00330 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly
Bill Title: Establishes in the department of agriculture and markets a program to purchase fresh produce from farms located in the state and distribute such produce to areas determined by the commissioner of agriculture and markets to be food deserts; promotes opportunities for farm ownership among under-represented farmers, including farmers who are black, indigenous, or people of color.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE [S00330 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE [S00330 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Sponsors
Name | Type | Sponsorship | District | Financial | Encyclopedia | Biography |
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Senator Robert Jackson [D] | Primary | Sponsored Bills | SD-031 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator John Mannion [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-050 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |