republic-os/legislation/us/states/ny/2021-2022/a-5390.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to setting a conservation goal for the state"
description: "Relates to setting a conservation goal for the state and including an effort to combat the biodiversity and climate crises in the state's land acquisition policy."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 5390"
citation: "New York A 5390 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["FAHY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-16"
last_action: "2022-12-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ed2287e6-f649-4e88-b1d0-911557166ab8"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A5390"
source_hash: "e083c1965044aef9081fe7219a715c77dcac836c58712b024d715fdde34c0540"
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 5390 (2021-2022) — Relates to setting a conservation goal for the state

Relates to setting a conservation goal for the state and including an effort to combat the biodiversity and climate crises in the state's land acquisition policy.

## Version chain

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

1. **A5390** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A5390&term=2021&Text=Y)
2. **A5390A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/A5390A)
3. **A5390B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/A5390B)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **137–8** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: B — **58–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- FAHY — primary (person)
- ABINANTI — cosponsor (person)
- ANDERSON — cosponsor (person)
- ASHBY — cosponsor (person)
- BARNWELL — cosponsor (person)
- BARRETT — cosponsor (person)
- BICHOTTE HERMELYN — cosponsor (person)
- BRAUNSTEIN — cosponsor (person)
- BRONSON — cosponsor (person)
- BROWN K — cosponsor (person)
- BURDICK — cosponsor (person)
- BURGOS — cosponsor (person)
- BYRNE — cosponsor (person)
- CARROLL — cosponsor (person)
- CLARK — cosponsor (person)
- COLTON — cosponsor (person)
- CRUZ — cosponsor (person)
- CUSICK — cosponsor (person)
- CYMBROWITZ — cosponsor (person)
- DAVILA — cosponsor (person)
- DE LA ROSA — cosponsor (person)
- DESTEFANO — cosponsor (person)
- DILAN — cosponsor (person)
- DINOWITZ — cosponsor (person)
- DURSO — cosponsor (person)
- ENGLEBRIGHT — cosponsor (person)
- EPSTEIN — cosponsor (person)
- FALL — cosponsor (person)
- FERNANDEZ — cosponsor (person)
- FORREST — cosponsor (person)
- GALEF — cosponsor (person)
- GALLAGHER — cosponsor (person)
- GANDOLFO — cosponsor (person)
- GLICK — cosponsor (person)
- GONZALEZ-ROJAS — cosponsor (person)
- GOTTFRIED — cosponsor (person)
- GRIFFIN — cosponsor (person)
- GUNTHER — cosponsor (person)
- HEVESI — cosponsor (person)
- HUNTER — cosponsor (person)
- JACOBSON — cosponsor (person)
- JEAN-PIERRE — cosponsor (person)
- JOYNER — cosponsor (person)
- KELLES — cosponsor (person)
- KIM — cosponsor (person)
- LAVINE — cosponsor (person)
- LAWLER — cosponsor (person)
- LUNSFORD — cosponsor (person)
- LUPARDO — cosponsor (person)
- MAGNARELLI — cosponsor (person)
- MAMDANI — cosponsor (person)
- MCDONALD — cosponsor (person)
- MCMAHON — cosponsor (person)
- MEEKS — cosponsor (person)
- MIKULIN — cosponsor (person)
- MILLER M — cosponsor (person)
- MONTESANO — cosponsor (person)
- NIOU — cosponsor (person)
- NOLAN — cosponsor (person)
- O'DONNELL — cosponsor (person)
- OTIS — cosponsor (person)
- PAULIN — cosponsor (person)
- PERRY — cosponsor (person)
- PHEFFER AMATO — cosponsor (person)
- QUART — cosponsor (person)
- RA — cosponsor (person)
- RAJKUMAR — cosponsor (person)
- RAMOS — cosponsor (person)
- RICHARDSON — cosponsor (person)
- RODRIGUEZ — cosponsor (person)
- ROSENTHAL D — cosponsor (person)
- ROSENTHAL L — cosponsor (person)
- ROZIC — cosponsor (person)
- SANTABARBARA — cosponsor (person)
- SAYEGH — cosponsor (person)
- SCHMITT — cosponsor (person)
- SEAWRIGHT — cosponsor (person)
- SILLITTI — cosponsor (person)
- SIMON — cosponsor (person)
- SOLAGES — cosponsor (person)
- STECK — cosponsor (person)
- STERN — cosponsor (person)
- STIRPE — cosponsor (person)
- TAYLOR — cosponsor (person)
- THIELE — cosponsor (person)
- WALKER — cosponsor (person)
- WALLACE — cosponsor (person)
- WEPRIN — cosponsor (person)
- WILLIAMS — cosponsor (person)
- ZEBROWSKI — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-16** REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-15** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-15** PRINT NUMBER 5390A `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-19** AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2021-05-19** PRINT NUMBER 5390B `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-24** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-05** REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-15** REPORTED
- **2022-02-17** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.427
- **2022-04-27** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-04-27** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2022-04-27** REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-23** SUBSTITUTED FOR S6191A
- **2022-05-23** 3RD READING CAL.1217
- **2022-05-23** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-05-23** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-12-12** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-12-23** SIGNED CHAP.747 `executive-signature`
- **2022-12-23** APPROVAL MEMO.62

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ed2287e6-f649-4e88-b1d0-911557166ab8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).