---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes the native plant seed supply, development and enhancement program"
description: "Establishes the native plant seed supply, development and enhancement program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "A 9043"
citation: "New York A 9043 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anna Kelles"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-05"
last_action: "2024-12-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9319305b-6cce-4542-9911-d823eb8dd075"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A9043"
source_hash: "bb66741993dee1cc9acd70f8a75b4b469632206879108efa768a0abc05b22924"
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 9043 (2023-2024) — Establishes the native plant seed supply, development and enhancement program

Establishes the native plant seed supply, development and enhancement program.

## Version chain

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

1. **A9043** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A9043&term=2023&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **145–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **59–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Anna Kelles — primary (person)
- Fred Thiele — cosponsor (person)
- Harvey Epstein — cosponsor (person)
- Jo Anne Simon — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia Fahy — cosponsor (person)
- William Colton — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-05** REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-15** REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-28** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-30** REPORTED
- **2024-05-30** RULES REPORT CAL.262
- **2024-05-30** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.262
- **2024-05-30** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2024-05-30** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2024-05-30** REFERRED TO FINANCE `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-05** SUBSTITUTED FOR S7849
- **2024-06-05** 3RD READING CAL.1121
- **2024-06-05** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2024-06-05** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2024-12-12** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2024-12-21** SIGNED CHAP.630 `executive-signature`
- **2024-12-21** APPROVAL MEMO.67

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9319305b-6cce-4542-9911-d823eb8dd075`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).