---
type: "Bill"
title: "Amends chapter 465 of the laws of 1994 relating to fees for the New York botanical garden; repealer"
description: "Relates to fees for the New York Botanical Garden."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 8562"
citation: "New York A 8562 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["FERNANDEZ"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-12-13"
last_action: "2022-07-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e6c59ae4-81d5-4cd1-864f-8eea3d71d761"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A8562"
source_hash: "4c6ba1bb98b5beee00d0ea0ef7822ba9e950054682d7f449864ac80628b851c9"
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 8562 (2021-2022) — Amends chapter 465 of the laws of 1994 relating to fees for the New York botanical garden; repealer

Relates to fees for the New York Botanical Garden.

## Version chain

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

1. **A8562** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A8562&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **144–3** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **60–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- FERNANDEZ — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-12-13** REFERRED TO TOURISM, PARKS, ARTS AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-05** REFERRED TO TOURISM, PARKS, ARTS AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-08** REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-28** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-28** REPORTED
- **2022-03-28** RULES REPORT CAL.65
- **2022-03-28** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.65
- **2022-03-28** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-03-28** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2022-03-28** REFERRED TO CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-24** SUBSTITUTED FOR S8038
- **2022-05-24** 3RD READING CAL.1263
- **2022-05-24** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-05-24** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-07-11** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-07-21** SIGNED CHAP.401 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e6c59ae4-81d5-4cd1-864f-8eea3d71d761`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).