Prohibits the application of pesticides to certain local freshwater wetlands

Latest action Dec 5, 2025

Prohibits the application of pesticides to certain local freshwater wetlands for local governments that have implemented a freshwater wetlands protection law; provides that any local law or ordinance adopted pursuant to this section shall take effect on the first day of January after it shall have been adopted.

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Where it stands

Rejected by the executive.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

Vetoed

New York State Senate

Same as A6930, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Environmental Conservation Law.

Committee

Environmental Conservation · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Environmental Conservation · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

To allow local governments to adopt laws which prohibit the application of pesticides to local freshwater wetlands.

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

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateMay 12, 2025Result: passed
(48) (9) (0) (5)
Vote: Committee vote · Environmental Conservation
Senate Environmental ConservationMar 11, 2025Result: passed
(10) (1) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Linda Rosenthal, Rachel May and 3 more on Agora

Democratic5

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Pete Harckham says this is needed

The NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) estimates that there are approximately 2.4 million acres of wetlands in New York. Some areas, like the Adirondacks and the Lake Plains of western New York contain more wetlands because there are larger expanses of flat topo- gra-phy. Other areas, like the Appalachian Highlands, the Hudson Valley, and Long Island contain relatively fewer wetlands. The DEC has regulato- ry authority to set minimum limits on the applications of pesticides within areas designated as wetlands. Until now, local governments have not been able to expand, create and/or implement tighter restrictions on the applications of pesticides within their borders. This bill would enable local governments to increase the protections to our wetlands by adding further restrictions to prohibit the application of pesticides to wetlands it regulates. This bill would not authorize local governments to create laws that would loosen or relax existing or future regulations promulgated by the DEC.

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.

Full history

Dec 5, 2025
Vetoed
VETOED MEMO.92
NY Senate
Dec 1, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
NY Senate
Jun 9, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Jun 9, 2025
Returned to Senate
RETURNED TO SENATE
NY Assembly
May 29, 2025
Ordered to Third Reading Rules CAL.333
ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.333
NY Assembly

Show full history (13 earlier events)

May 29, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED
NY Assembly
May 29, 2025
Substituted
SUBSTITUTED FOR A6930
NY Assembly
May 28, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
NY Assembly
May 20, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES
NY Assembly
May 12, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
May 12, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
May 12, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
NY Assembly
Mar 18, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
NY Assembly
Mar 17, 2025
Amended
AMENDED ON THIRD READING 5983A
NY Senate
Mar 13, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Mar 12, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
Mar 11, 2025
1ST Report CAL.520
1ST REPORT CAL.520
NY Senate
Mar 4, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
NY Senate

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