---
type: "Bill"
title: "Permits kelp cultivation in underwater lands at Gardiner's and Peconic bays and commercial fishing licenses"
description: "Permits kelp cultivation in underwater lands at Gardiner's and Peconic bays; permits Suffolk county to lease lands under water ceded to it by the state for the purpose of kelp cultivation; modifies certain provisions regarding commercial fishing licenses; makes related provisions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 6532"
citation: "New York S 6532 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["KAMINSKY"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-05-05"
last_action: "2021-12-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/af995624-ba34-4dc6-bd54-a3353d1b254b"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S6532"
source_hash: "8fa9b1b4f03e853c50b18d28bb1ae788e5d75a3a29fa8315e9a0c3d770dc5cca"
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 6532 (2021-2022) — Permits kelp cultivation in underwater lands at Gardiner's and Peconic bays and commercial fishing licenses

Permits kelp cultivation in underwater lands at Gardiner's and Peconic bays; permits Suffolk county to lease lands under water ceded to it by the state for the purpose of kelp cultivation; modifies certain provisions regarding commercial fishing licenses; makes related provisions.

## Version chain

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

1. **S6532** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S6532&term=2021&Text=Y)
2. **S6532A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/S6532A)

## Votes

- Environmental Conservation Vote — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **149–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **63–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- KAMINSKY — primary (person)
- BIAGGI — cosponsor (person)
- COMRIE — cosponsor (person)
- LIU — cosponsor (person)
- MANNION — cosponsor (person)
- PALUMBO — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-05-05** REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-10** 1ST REPORT CAL.984
- **2021-05-11** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2021-05-12** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- **2021-06-03** AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 6532A `amendment-passage`
- **2021-06-08** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-06-08** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-06-08** REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-08** SUBSTITUTED FOR A7547A
- **2021-06-08** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.610
- **2021-06-08** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-06-08** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2021-11-29** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-12-07** SIGNED CHAP.656 `executive-signature`
- **2021-12-07** APPROVAL MEMO.56

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/af995624-ba34-4dc6-bd54-a3353d1b254b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).