---
type: "Bill"
title: "Includes the Asian longhorned tick on the invasive species list"
description: "Requires the preparation of recommendations for best practices in treating livestock and farm property for Asian longhorned tick treatment, prevention and management."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "S 4876"
citation: "New York S 4876 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["METZGER"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-03-28"
last_action: "2019-12-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2f160db8-5a57-4f77-98a6-eba502f838ab"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/S4876"
source_hash: "90b6305505dad3b0217b2ddb1b01d8c079ee3b8fc152f4144a0f661ffc9bb645"
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 S 4876 (2019-2020) — Includes the Asian longhorned tick on the invasive species list

Requires the preparation of recommendations for best practices in treating livestock and farm property for Asian longhorned tick treatment, prevention and management.

## Version chain

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

1. **S4876** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S4876&term=2019&Text=Y)
2. **S4876A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2019/S4876A)

## Votes

- Environmental Conservation Vote — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **148–0** (pass) · lower
- Rules Vote — **19–0** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **61–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- METZGER — primary (person)
- CARLUCCI — cosponsor (person)
- GAUGHRAN — cosponsor (person)
- JACKSON — cosponsor (person)
- SERINO — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-28** REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-30** REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-03** COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-03** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1143
- **2019-06-06** AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 4876A `amendment-passage`
- **2019-06-11** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2019-06-11** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2019-06-11** REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-18** SUBSTITUTED FOR A8098
- **2019-06-18** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.425
- **2019-06-18** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2019-06-18** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2019-12-10** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2019-12-16** SIGNED CHAP.674 `executive-signature`
- **2019-12-16** APPROVAL MEMO.58

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2f160db8-5a57-4f77-98a6-eba502f838ab`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).