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legislation/us/states/ny/2023-2024/a-343.md

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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Requires vine trimming for the maintenance of utility poles"
+description: "Directs the public service commission to promulgate rules and regulations requiring vine trimming, in addition to other maintenance procedures, for the maintenance of utility poles by the utility company or cable television company that owns such utility pole where such vine growth is likely to disrupt safe and reliable service."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
+legislature: "New York Legislature"
+session: "2023-2024"
+identifier: "A 343"
+citation: "New York A 343 (2023-2024)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Chris Burdick"]
+version_count: 2
+action_count: 16
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2023-01-06"
+last_action: "2023-09-15"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bb0b1371-e522-46c2-aeb1-bb5e589fd5bf"
+source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A343"
+source_hash: "4c2ef681e8bd2ae592992217d9d9acf29f85dbb290e1ccec6a82cd95b6a8baa5"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
+---
+
+# New York A 343 (2023-2024) — Requires vine trimming for the maintenance of utility poles
+
+Directs the public service commission to promulgate rules and regulations requiring vine trimming, in addition to other maintenance procedures, for the maintenance of utility poles by the utility company or cable television company that owns such utility pole where such vine growth is likely to disrupt safe and reliable service.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **A343** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A343&term=2023&Text=Y)
+2. **A343A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/A343A)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Assembly Vote — **145–1** (pass) · lower
+- Floor Vote - Version: A — **56–5** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Chris Burdick — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-01-06** REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS `referral-committee`
+- **2023-04-25** REPORTED
+- **2023-04-27** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.154
+- **2023-05-08** SUBSTITUTED BY S2988
+- **2023-05-09** SUBSTITUTION RECONSIDERED
+- **2023-05-09** RESTORED TO THIRD READING
+- **2023-05-09** AMENDED ON THIRD READING 343A `amendment-passage`
+- **2023-05-22** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
+- **2023-05-22** DELIVERED TO SENATE
+- **2023-05-22** REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS `referral-committee`
+- **2023-05-30** SUBSTITUTED FOR S2988A
+- **2023-05-30** 3RD READING CAL.425
+- **2023-05-30** PASSED SENATE `passage`
+- **2023-05-30** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
+- **2023-09-07** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
+- **2023-09-15** SIGNED CHAP.372 `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bb0b1371-e522-46c2-aeb1-bb5e589fd5bf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).
+