---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to substances containing chorionic gonadotropin expressly intended for administration through implants or injection to cattle or other nonhuman species"
description: "Relates to substances containing chorionic gonadotropin expressly intended for administration through implants or injection to cattle or other nonhuman species."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "S 5940"
citation: "New York S 5940 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["VALESKY"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 22
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2017-05-08"
last_action: "2018-12-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ce221015-edce-4583-825e-f11dba9534ef"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2017/S5940"
source_hash: "03a126c5b077f0094289a30ce3ad69691be68cbf3544b2f9aed45b021375bc32"
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 5940 (2017-2018) — Relates to substances containing chorionic gonadotropin expressly intended for administration through implants or injection to cattle or other nonhuman species

Relates to substances containing chorionic gonadotropin expressly intended for administration through implants or injection to cattle or other nonhuman species.

## Version chain

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

1. **S5940 HTML** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S5940&term=2017&Text=Y)
2. **S5940 PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2017/S5940)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **63–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **142–1** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **61–0** (pass) · upper
- Health Vote — **17–0** (pass) · upper
- Health Vote — **17–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- VALESKY — primary (person)
- RITCHIE — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-05-08** REFERRED TO HEALTH `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-23** 1ST REPORT CAL.1155
- **2017-05-24** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2017-06-05** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- **2017-06-13** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2017-06-13** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2017-06-13** REFERRED TO HEALTH `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-03** DIED IN ASSEMBLY
- **2018-01-03** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2018-01-03** REFERRED TO HEALTH `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-31** 1ST REPORT CAL.1495
- **2018-06-04** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2018-06-05** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- **2018-06-07** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2018-06-07** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2018-06-07** REFERRED TO HEALTH `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-20** SUBSTITUTED FOR A8383
- **2018-06-20** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.446
- **2018-06-20** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2018-06-20** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2018-12-12** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2018-12-21** SIGNED CHAP.428 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ce221015-edce-4583-825e-f11dba9534ef`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).