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type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes a program to purchase fresh produce from farms in the state for incarcerated individuals"
description: "Directs the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to establish a program to purchase fresh produce from farms located in the state and distribute such fresh produce to correctional facilities in the state to be utilized in the provision of wholesome and nutritious food to incarcerated individuals."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "A 6854"
citation: "New York A 6854 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Eddie Gibbs"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-05-08"
last_action: "2024-11-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/732a918f-f78f-402e-849c-3bf18c293a91"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A6854"
source_hash: "010ecfa0903e607e30d4fdb7cf666ceea662a37ff40ccbee04ac9fd50b6335fd"
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 6854 (2023-2024) — Establishes a program to purchase fresh produce from farms in the state for incarcerated individuals
Directs the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to establish a program to purchase fresh produce from farms located in the state and distribute such fresh produce to correctional facilities in the state to be utilized in the provision of wholesome and nutritious food to incarcerated individuals.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **A6854** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A6854&term=2023&Text=Y)
## Votes
- Floor Vote — **61–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **146–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Eddie Gibbs — primary (person)
- Aileen Gunther — cosponsor (person)
- Al Taylor — cosponsor (person)
- Alicia Hyndman — cosponsor (person)
- Catalina Cruz — cosponsor (person)
- Chris Burdick — cosponsor (person)
- Dana Levenberg — cosponsor (person)
- Harvey Epstein — cosponsor (person)
- Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas — cosponsor (person)
- Karines Reyes — cosponsor (person)
- Kenny Burgos — cosponsor (person)
- Nikki Lucas — cosponsor (person)
- Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn — cosponsor (person)
- William Colton — cosponsor (person)
- Yudelka Tapia — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-05-08** REFERRED TO CORRECTION `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-03** REFERRED TO CORRECTION `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-14** REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-22** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-28** REPORTED
- **2024-05-28** RULES REPORT CAL.167
- **2024-05-28** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.167
- **2024-05-30** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2024-05-30** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2024-05-30** REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-04** SUBSTITUTED FOR S6810
- **2024-06-04** 3RD READING CAL.857
- **2024-06-04** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2024-06-04** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2024-11-15** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2024-11-22** SIGNED CHAP.468 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/732a918f-f78f-402e-849c-3bf18c293a91`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).