Senate bill · S6848 (2025-26)

Provides for the expansion of regional farmers' markets

Latest action May 19, 2026

New York State Senate

Same as A8503, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Sponsor

State Senator, District 52 · Democratic/Working Families

Summary

Directs the department of agriculture and markets to increase the number of regional farmers' markets for the direct marketing of foods and produce produced in the state.

Summary from NY Open Legislation. How we handle summaries

Amends the Agriculture and Markets Law.

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Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

To encourage, by statute, the Department of Agriculture and Markets to help facilitate the establishment and expansion of regional farmers' markets,

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Where it stands

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

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

Committee

Agriculture · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Agriculture · New York State Senate.

Cosponsors

Pamela Helming, Peter Oberacker and 1 more on Agora

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The sponsor's argument

Why Lea Webb says this is needed

The purpose of this bill is to help promote healthier lifestyles by providing some assistance to help establish or expand existing regional farmers' markets in those areas of the state that have poor consumer access to high quality and reasonably priced fresh food and farm products. This is especially the case for those areas that are in "food deserts". This bill should also help New York State's farmers in that it will create a new market for their agricultural products. The targeted farmers' markets to be created would be regional markets that would facilitate the marketing and sale of such foods, on a large scale, at the wholesale and bulk level. In addition, the establishment of such regional farmers' markets will increase the access of such fresh foods to local supermarkets and restaurant that sell or prepare food in such "food deserts".

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Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateMay 19, 2026Result: passed
(59) (0) (0) (4)
Vote: Committee vote · Agriculture
Senate AgricultureMay 7, 2026Result: passed
(9) (0) (0) (0)
Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateMay 6, 2025Result: passed
(61) (0) (0) (1)
Vote: Committee vote · Agriculture
Senate AgricultureApr 8, 2025Result: passed
(9) (0) (0) (0)

Full history

May 19, 2026
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
May 19, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
May 19, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE
NY Assembly
May 12, 2026
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
May 11, 2026
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate

Show full history (12 earlier events)

May 7, 2026
1ST Report CAL.998
1ST REPORT CAL.998
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Died in Assembly
DIED IN ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE
NY Senate
May 20, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE
NY Assembly
May 6, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
May 6, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
May 6, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE
NY Assembly
Apr 10, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Apr 9, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
Apr 8, 2025
1ST Report CAL.644
1ST REPORT CAL.644
NY Senate
Mar 25, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE
NY Senate