# New York S 1376: Relates to encouraging and promoting farmers markets in state and local parks

New York S 1376, Relates to encouraging and promoting farmers markets in state and local parks, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by José M. Serrano (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-09-26 (SIGNED CHAP.421) (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York S 1376
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Relates to encouraging and promoting farmers markets in state and local parks
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-09
- Last action: 2025-09-26, SIGNED CHAP.421
- Sponsor: José M. Serrano (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Subjects: CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION, WAYS AND MEANS
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (215 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- State park farmers markets get more promotion: benefit, low. Effective immediately, New York’s parks office must promote farmers markets in state parks, not local parks. Eligible markets must sell farm and food products as defined by state agriculture law. Promotion applies only to markets that do not harm the natural environment or the park’s integrity. The…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: José M. Serrano (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dean Murray (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: George Borrello (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lea Webb (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Michelle Hinchey (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Pamela Helming (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Peter Oberacker (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rachel May (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Robert Rolison (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Thomas F. O'Mara (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-02 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 148 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-05 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 61 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-04 | committee | Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation Committee Vote | pass | 6 | 0 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 2025-09-26: SIGNED CHAP.421 (Senate)
- 2025-09-22: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: RETURNED TO SENATE (House)
- 2025-04-02: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2025-04-02: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.127 (House)
- 2025-04-02: SUBSTITUTED FOR A4632 (House)
- 2025-03-05: REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS (House)
- 2025-03-05: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: 2ND REPORT CAL. (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: 1ST REPORT CAL.279 (Senate)
- 2025-01-09: REFERRED TO CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION (Senate)

## Bill text

- Original, 2025-01-09: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S1376)

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## Sources
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S1376)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S1376-2025 (as of 2026-10-15).