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  1. Bills
  2. New York
  3. S00879
2025-2026 General Assembly

S.00879

Establishes the "garden protection act", protecting the rights of individuals to cultivate home vegetable gardens, native plant gardens, and/or pollinator gardens.

Chamber passed5/13/25
Prefiled
Introduced
Chamber passed5/13/25
Final passage
Complete

Establishes the "garden protection act" to safeguard the rights of individuals to cultivate home vegetable, native plant, and pollinator gardens.

The "garden protection act" ensures individuals can cultivate home vegetable, native plant, and pollinator gardens on their own property or private property with permission. Municipalities cannot regulate these gardens in a way that conflicts with this act. The act allows for general rules, regulations, or ordinances that do not specifically target these gardens, provided they do not prevent their cultivation. This act takes effect immediately.

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Where it stands

Last
Passed the Senate · 50–12 · Mar 17
Current
Agriculture Committee
Next
House floor vote

Sponsors

DD
2
1
R
Democratic caucusRepublican caucus

Roll Call Votes

50 Yea

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12 Nay

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1 Absent

D

Calendar

Feb 24

10:00 AM

Senate Agriculture Committee Hearing

Mar 4, 2025

12:00 AM

Senate Agriculture Committee Hearing

History

Mar 17

Senate

PASSED SENATE

Mar 17

Senate

DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

Mar 17

Assembly

referred to agriculture
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