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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 5983: Prohibits the application of pesticides to certain local freshwater wetlands

Vetoed Official data

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

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

S 5983 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on March 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Prohibits the application of pesticides to certain local freshwater wetlands. Primary sponsor: Pete Harckham (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (December 5, 2025): VETOED MEMO.92.

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.

Prohibits the application of pesticides to certain local freshwater wetlands for local governments that have implemented a freshwater wetlands protection law; provides that any local law or ordinance adopted pursuant to this section shall take effect on the first day of January after it shall have been adopted.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic/Working Families 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Pete HarckhamPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate40
Rachel MayCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate48

“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. VETOED MEMO.92
  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
  3. RETURNED TO SENATE
  4. PASSED ASSEMBLY
  5. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.333
  6. SUBSTITUTED FOR A6930
  7. REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
  8. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  9. PASSED SENATE
  10. AMENDED ON THIRD READING 5983A
  11. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  12. 2ND REPORT CAL.

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

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