New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 3578: Requires the department of agriculture and markets to facilitate and expand an initiative to promote opportunities for farm ownership to farmers who are black, indigenous and people of color

In committee Last action January 7, 2026: REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

Plain-language summary

S 3578 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 28, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Requires the department of agriculture and markets to facilitate and expand an initiative to promote opportunities for farm ownership to farmers who are black, indigenous and people of color. Primary sponsor: Cordell Cleare (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Cordell Cleare (Democratic).