---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorizes and directs the commissioner of agriculture and markets to conduct a study on urban agriculture"
description: "Authorizes and directs the commissioner of agriculture and markets to conduct a study on urban agriculture including, but not limited to, vertical farming, community gardens and urban farming."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 7207"
citation: "New York A 7207 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["JACKSON"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-04-29"
last_action: "2021-12-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e66e7f18-f0db-4a14-9911-47b61801423d"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A7207"
source_hash: "2765a49a78bb2fd2eb63bdd5093272a6652399d1d567a7fa81d55b7c5a75e46f"
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 7207 (2021-2022) — Authorizes and directs the commissioner of agriculture and markets to conduct a study on urban agriculture

Authorizes and directs the commissioner of agriculture and markets to conduct a study on urban agriculture including, but not limited to, vertical farming, community gardens and urban farming.

## Version chain

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

1. **A7207** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A7207&term=2021&Text=Y)
2. **A7207A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/A7207A)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **147–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **63–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- JACKSON — primary (person)
- BUTTENSCHON — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-04-29** REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-17** AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO AGRICULTURE `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2021-05-17** PRINT NUMBER 7207A `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-19** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-01** REPORTED
- **2021-06-01** RULES REPORT CAL.227
- **2021-06-01** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.227
- **2021-06-01** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-06-01** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2021-06-01** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-03** SUBSTITUTED FOR S5083A
- **2021-06-03** 3RD READING CAL.1386
- **2021-06-03** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-06-03** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-12-10** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-12-22** SIGNED CHAP.747 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e66e7f18-f0db-4a14-9911-47b61801423d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).