---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to regulation of certain coated or treated seeds"
description: "Provides for the regulation of certain coated and treated seeds; requires the department of environmental conservation and the department of agriculture and markets to review the latest scientific information concerning certain pesticide active ingredients."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "S 8031"
citation: "New York S 8031 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brad Hoylman-Sigal"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 11
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-01-05"
last_action: "2024-03-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/41538d6d-452a-453c-b1f8-373ca22cac9b"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S8031"
source_hash: "203118318caedec7b9ff85caef5ec29b22baeeecdef5152fe12e4ee66bc65a74"
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 8031 (2023-2024) — Relates to regulation of certain coated or treated seeds

Provides for the regulation of certain coated and treated seeds; requires the department of environmental conservation and the department of agriculture and markets to review the latest scientific information concerning certain pesticide active ingredients.

## Version chain

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

1. **S8031** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S8031&term=2023&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Rules Vote — **14–7** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote — **47–14** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **96–52** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Brad Hoylman-Sigal — primary (person)
- Nathalia Fernandez — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-05** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-23** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.179
- **2024-01-31** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2024-01-31** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2024-01-31** REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-28** SUBSTITUTED FOR A8571
- **2024-02-28** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.317
- **2024-03-19** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2024-03-19** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2024-03-22** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-22** SIGNED CHAP.107 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/41538d6d-452a-453c-b1f8-373ca22cac9b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).