Vote: Committee vote · Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business
Senate Commerce, Economic Development And Small BusinessApr 29, 2026Result: passed
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Senate bill · S8711 (2025-26)
Includes certain companies engaging in hospitality or tourism which primarily promote the sale, marketing, production, harvesting…
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Includes certain companies engaging in hospitality or tourism which primarily promote the sale, marketing, production, harvesting, or use of certain agricultural products in the excelsior jobs program
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Latest action Jun 5, 2026
New York State Senate
Same as A9063, the matching bill in the Assembly.
Summary
Includes certain companies engaging in hospitality or tourism which primarily promote the sale, marketing, production, harvesting, or use of certain agricultural products or food or drinks in the excelsior jobs program.
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Amends the Economic Development Law.
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Purpose, from the sponsor's memo
Section 1: Amends paragraphs (n) and (o) of Subdivision 1 of Section 353 of the Economic Development Law and adding a new paragraph (p) to allow a company operating in the agriculture industry and engaging in hospi- tality or tourism which primarily promote the sale, marketing, production, harvesting, or use of the agricultural product or any prod- uct designed for food or drink manufactured or prepared onsite princi- pally from an agricultural product to be eligible for the Excelsior Jobs Program. § 2: Effective Date
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Where it stands
Out of committee and scheduled for a vote by the full chamber.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Up for a vote
- Passed one chamber
- Passed
- Enacted
Committee
Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business · New York State Senate
The sponsor's argument
Why Michelle Hinchey says this is needed
The Excelsior Jobs Program provides job creation and investment incen- tives to firms in targeted industries that create and maintain new jobs or make significant financial investments in New York State. The program has been successful in encouraging businesses to expand in and relocate to New York. While agriculture is an eligible industry, if an agricultural company engages in hospitality or tourism, they become ineligible for the program. This bill would allow a company operating in the agriculture industry that also engages in hospitality or tourism primarily promoting the sale, marketing, production, harvesting, or use of the agricultural product or any product designed for food or drink manufactured or prepared onsite primarily from an agricultural product to be eligible for the Excelsior Jobs Program. This would ensure that agricultural companies that, for example, produce and sell wine, cheese, or another agricultural product on site, would now be eligible for the Excelsior Jobs Program. Agricultural tourism and on-farm hospitality with a focus on food or drink manufactured or prepared onsite are a lifeline to small and medium sized farms, help create long term jobs, and bring further economic development to the regions that they operate in.
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Recorded votes
Full history
- Jun 5, 2026
In committee
COMMITTED TO RULES
NY Senate
- May 5, 2026
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
- May 4, 2026
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
- Apr 29, 2026
1ST Report CAL.875
1ST REPORT CAL.875
NY Senate
- Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS
NY Senate
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- Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
NY Assembly
- Sep 5, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
NY Assembly