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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 5759: Establishes a moratorium on the sale and use of biosolids

Passed one chamber 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

S 5759 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on February 28, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Establishes a moratorium on the sale and use of biosolids. Primary sponsor: Pete Harckham (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 11 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 20, 2026): REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE.

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.

Establishes a moratorium on the sale and use of biosolids; defines terms.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5 · Democratic/Working Families 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Pete HarckhamPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate40
Cordell CleareCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate30
Leroy ComrieCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Pat FahyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate46
Michelle HincheyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate41
Brad Hoylman-SigalCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Robert JacksonCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate31
Brian KavanaghCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate27
Liz KruegerCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate28
Shelley MayerCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate37
Jose SerranoCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate29
James SkoufisCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate42

“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. REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
  2. REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
  3. RETURNED TO SENATE
  4. DIED IN ASSEMBLY
  5. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.730
  6. SUBSTITUTED FOR A6192D
  7. REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
  8. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  9. PASSED SENATE
  10. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1818
  11. COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
  12. PRINT NUMBER 5759C

Showing 12 most recent of 19 actions. Full history

Sources

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