# New York A 1819: Enacts the monarch preservation plan

New York A 1819, Enacts the monarch preservation plan, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jo Anne Simon (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-12-12 (APPROVAL MEMO.15) (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York A 1819
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Enacts the monarch preservation plan
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-14
- Last action: 2025-12-12, APPROVAL MEMO.15
- Sponsor: Jo Anne Simon (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Subjects: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION, WAYS AND MEANS, RULES
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (201 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New York protects monarch butterfly habitats: benefit, low. The law takes effect immediately. New York's Department of Environmental Conservation must begin feasible steps to protect monarch butterflies and their migration habitats within one year. It must use the best available science and consider the following methods when appropriate and feasible. These…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jo Anne Simon (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Carrie Woerner (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: David McDonough (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Keith Brown (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Linda Rosenthal (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nader Sayegh (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Stefani Zinerman (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Steven Otis (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: William Colton (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-22 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 57 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-01 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 144 | 0 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 2025-12-12: APPROVAL MEMO.15 (House)
- 2025-12-12: SIGNED CHAP.620 (House)
- 2025-12-08: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (House)
- 2025-05-22: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2025-05-22: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-05-22: 3RD READING CAL.768 (Senate)
- 2025-05-22: SUBSTITUTED FOR S3163 (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: DELIVERED TO SENATE (House)
- 2025-04-01: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2025-04-01: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.124 (House)
- 2025-04-01: RULES REPORT CAL.124 (House)
- 2025-04-01: REPORTED (House)
- 2025-04-01: REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES (House)
- 2025-02-11: REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS (House)
- 2025-01-14: REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION (House)

## Bill text

- Original, 2025-01-14: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A1819)

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## Sources
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A1819)

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- [A 5175: Requires certain security features and warning labels on baby monitors](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A5175-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A1819-2025 (as of 2026-10-15).