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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 10703: Authorizes and directs the commissioner of agriculture and markets to conduct a study on vertical farming

Passed both chambers Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 10703 is a bill introduced in the New York House on March 20, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Authorizes and directs the commissioner of agriculture and markets to conduct a study on vertical farming. Primary sponsor: Jo Anne Simon (Democratic). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 13, 2026): RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Authorizes and directs the commissioner of agriculture and markets to conduct a study on vertical farming.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4 · Democratic/Working Families 2 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jo Anne SimonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse52
Dana LevenbergCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse95
Brian ManktelowCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse130
John McDonaldCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse108
Jenifer RajkumarCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse38
MaryJane ShimskyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse92
Tony SimoneCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse75

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
  2. PASSED SENATE
  3. 3RD READING CAL.995
  4. SUBSTITUTED FOR S4769
  5. REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE
  6. DELIVERED TO SENATE
  7. PASSED ASSEMBLY
  8. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.345
  9. REPORTED
  10. REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source