---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes a New York native plants designation"
description: "Directs the commissioner of agriculture and markets, acting by and through the department of economic development, in cooperation with the department of environmental conservation, to establish a New York native plants designation, and offer seals or logos identifying native plants as grown in New York state and certified for their quality, for product labeling, advertising, and displays."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "S 7359"
citation: "New York S 7359 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rachel May"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-04-10"
last_action: "2025-12-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c4f61379-0ea3-4937-ab1b-03d41fa60925"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S7359"
source_hash: "3d92904d491c420aa2e2b87e3abc7336539a93952eb571501840cf95650204ca"
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 7359 (2025-2026) — Establishes a New York native plants designation

Directs the commissioner of agriculture and markets, acting by and through the department of economic development, in cooperation with the department of environmental conservation, to establish a New York native plants designation, and offer seals or logos identifying native plants as grown in New York state and certified for their quality, for product labeling, advertising, and displays.

## Version chain

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

1. **S7359** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S7359&term=2025&Text=Y)
2. **S7359A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S7359A)

## Votes

- Agriculture Vote — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **60–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **139–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Rachel May — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-10** REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-14** 1ST REPORT CAL.1123
- **2025-05-15** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2025-05-19** AMENDED (T) 7359A
- **2025-05-19** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- **2025-06-05** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2025-06-05** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2025-06-05** REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-06** SUBSTITUTED FOR A7964A
- **2025-06-06** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.458
- **2025-06-06** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2025-06-06** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2025-12-08** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2025-12-19** SIGNED CHAP.702 `executive-signature`
- **2025-12-19** APPROVAL MEMO.78

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c4f61379-0ea3-4937-ab1b-03d41fa60925`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).