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Senate bill · S592 (2025-26)

Establishes the New York state youth in agriculture and entrepreneurship summer employment program

Latest action Jun 1, 2026

New York State Senate

Sponsor

Michelle Hinchey

State Senator, District 41 · Democratic/Working Families

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Summary

Establishes the New York state youth in agriculture and entrepreneurship summer employment program to provide students with the opportunity to be educated on the agricultural industry and alternative career paths and to provide agricultural work experience and entrepreneurship work experience.

Summary from NY Open Legislation. How we handle summaries

Amends the Agriculture and Markets Law.

From NY Open Legislation, the NY Senate and Assembly, and official rosters. This record was last updated Oct 29, 2026. About our data

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Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

To establish the New York state youth in agriculture and entrepreneur- ship summer employment program

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

Committee

Agriculture · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Agriculture · New York State Senate.

Cosponsors

Cordell Cleare, George Borrello and 8 more on Agora

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  • Republican6
  • Democratic4

This bill has cosponsors from more than one party.

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The sponsor's argument

Why Michelle Hinchey says this is needed

Farmers aged 35 years or younger make up less than nine percent of all farmers across the state. With the average age of New York's farmers at 57 and increasing, it is imperative that we find new ways to bring new and younger individuals into the farming trade. The New York State Youth in Agriculture and Entrepreneurship Summer Employment Program will create a government subsidized grant program where students are paid to work on farms and form-to-consumer retailers. According to the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) farmers and producers make up just 1.3% of producers in New York state. This legislation recognizes the need for racial equity in the next generation of farmers by prioritizing low-in- come and socially disadvantaged students for employment. The COVID-19 pandemic showed us just how broken our in-state food system truly is as well as what happens when we're not self-sufficient in food production. This bill will help young farmers successfully enter an incredibly capital-heavy industry, gain knowledge and hands-on experi- ence, preserve farming as a livelihood, increase access to healthy, nutritious food, and revitalize New York state's economy and food supply.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Recorded votes

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateJun 1, 2026Result: passed

    (60) (0) (0) (3)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Finance

    Senate FinanceMay 19, 2026Result: passed

    (20) (0) (0) (2)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Agriculture

    Senate AgricultureJan 29, 2026Result: passed

    (8) (0) (0) (1)

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateMay 6, 2025Result: passed

    (61) (0) (0) (1)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Finance

    Senate FinanceApr 29, 2025Result: passed

    (22) (0) (0) (0)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Agriculture

    Senate AgricultureFeb 4, 2025Result: passed

    (9) (0) (0) (0)

Full history

  1. Jun 1, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

  2. Jun 1, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  3. Jun 1, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

    NY Assembly

  4. May 21, 2026

    Advanced to Third Reading

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

    NY Senate

  5. May 20, 2026

    2ND Report CAL.

    2ND REPORT CAL.

    NY Senate

Show full history (13 earlier events)
  1. May 19, 2026

    1ST Report CAL.1191

    1ST REPORT CAL.1191

    NY Senate

  2. Apr 20, 2026

    Amend and Recommit to Finance

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE

    NY Senate

  3. Jan 29, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

    NY Senate

  4. Jan 7, 2026

    Died in Assembly

    DIED IN ASSEMBLY

    NY Assembly

  5. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

    NY Senate

  6. May 6, 2025

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

  7. May 6, 2025

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  8. May 6, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

    NY Assembly

  9. May 1, 2025

    Advanced to Third Reading

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

    NY Senate

  10. Apr 30, 2025

    2ND Report CAL.

    2ND REPORT CAL.

    NY Senate

  11. Apr 29, 2025

    1ST Report CAL.747

    1ST REPORT CAL.747

    NY Senate

  12. Feb 4, 2025

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

    NY Senate

  13. Jan 8, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

    NY Senate