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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 1639: Requires the establishment of a plant-based agriculture grant program

In committee 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 1639 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 10, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Requires the establishment of a plant-based agriculture grant program. Primary sponsor: Linda Rosenthal (Democratic). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE.

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.

Requires the establishment of a plant-based agriculture grant program to assist small and medium-sized farms transition to plant-based agriculture.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Democratic/Working Families 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Linda RosenthalPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse67
Alex BoresCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse73
Grace LeeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse65
Jo Anne SimonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse52

“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. REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE
  2. REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

Sources

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