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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 8773: Relates to finding alternatives to the use of pesticides in the monarch preservation plan

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

S 8773 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 8, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to finding alternatives to the use of pesticides in the monarch preservation plan. Primary sponsor: Pete Harckham (Democratic/Working Families). Most recent recorded action (January 21, 2026): SUBSTITUTED BY A9436.

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.

Relates to finding alternatives to the use of pesticides in the monarch preservation plan and allowing agricultural lands that are not in active production be used to enhance the monarch butterfly habitat.

Sponsors

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Pete HarckhamPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate40

“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 A9436
  2. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.68
  3. REFERRED TO RULES

Sources

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