---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provides for the expansion of the production of fresh fruits and vegetables by community gardens"
description: "Encourages the expansion of the production of fresh fruits and vegetables by community gardens."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "A 6019"
citation: "New York A 6019 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["ORTIZ"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-26"
last_action: "2019-09-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/32f83b4c-755e-4f40-b9ff-535fd7b7dc7e"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/A6019"
source_hash: "341e8b0e1765bd5e762300a650b855f5c1afb0ec531618a101a841320f4b3924"
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 6019 (2019-2020) — Provides for the expansion of the production of fresh fruits and vegetables by community gardens

Encourages the expansion of the production of fresh fruits and vegetables by community gardens.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **A6019** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A6019&term=2019&Text=Y)
2. **A6019A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2019/A6019A)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **147–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **62–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- ORTIZ — primary (person)
- ARROYO — cosponsor (person)
- BLAKE — cosponsor (person)
- COOK — cosponsor (person)
- CRUZ — cosponsor (person)
- D'URSO — cosponsor (person)
- DARLING — cosponsor (person)
- DICKENS — cosponsor (person)
- EPSTEIN — cosponsor (person)
- GOTTFRIED R — cosponsor (person)
- GUNTHER — cosponsor (person)
- HYNDMAN — cosponsor (person)
- JAFFEE — cosponsor (person)
- JEAN-PIERRE — cosponsor (person)
- MCDONALD — cosponsor (person)
- MILLER MG — cosponsor (person)
- REYES — cosponsor (person)
- RIVERA — cosponsor (person)
- SAYEGH — cosponsor (person)
- SEAWRIGHT — cosponsor (person)
- WILLIAMS — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-02-26** REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-30** AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO AGRICULTURE `referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-30** PRINT NUMBER 6019A `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-30** REPORTED
- **2019-05-30** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.524
- **2019-06-04** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2019-06-04** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2019-06-04** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-13** SUBSTITUTED FOR S2767A
- **2019-06-13** 3RD READING CAL.428
- **2019-06-13** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2019-06-13** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2019-09-13** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2019-09-13** SIGNED CHAP.272 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/32f83b4c-755e-4f40-b9ff-535fd7b7dc7e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).