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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 8043: Prohibits octopus farming

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 8043 is a bill introduced in the New York House on April 22, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Prohibits octopus farming. Primary sponsor: Tony Simone (Democratic). It lists 30 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 4, 2026): SUBSTITUTED BY S7421B.

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.

Provides that no person shall engage in the operation of a marine hatchery or in the off-bottom or on-bottom culture of any species belonging to the order Octopoda unless for scientific or educational purposes for the purpose of human consumption.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 20 · Democratic/Independence/Working Families 1 · Democratic/Working Families 9

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tony SimonePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse75
Alex BoresCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse73
Chris BurdickCo-sponsorDemocratic/Independence/Working FamiliesHouse93
Robert CarrollCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse44
William ColtonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse47
Harvey EpsteinCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Emily GallagherCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse50
Deborah GlickCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse66
Jessica González-RojasCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse34
Judy GriffinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Andrew HevesiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Rebecca KassayCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4
Paula KayCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse100
Anna KellesCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse125
Micah LasherCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse69
Charles LavineCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse13
Dana LevenbergCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse95
Jen LunsfordCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse135
Donna LupardoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse123
Karen McMahonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse146
Diana MorenoCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse36
Karines ReyesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse87
Gabriella RomeroCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse109
Linda RosenthalCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse67
Tommy John SchiavoniCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse1
Rebecca SeawrightCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse76
Jo Anne SimonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse52
Yudelka TapiaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse86
Claire ValdezCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse37
Jaime WilliamsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse59
Carrie WoernerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse113

“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. SUBSTITUTED BY S7421B
  2. AMENDED ON THIRD READING 8043C
  3. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.460
  4. REPORTED
  5. REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES
  6. PRINT NUMBER 8043B
  7. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
  8. REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
  9. PRINT NUMBER 8043A
  10. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
  11. REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Sources

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