S 8779 — Establishes a New York native plants designation; repealer
Congress · introduced 2026-01-08
Directs the department of agriculture and markets, in cooperation with the department of environmental conservation, to establish standards for designation of native plants, to develop a list of native plants that indicates and differentiates between native plants that are indigenous to New York state and those that are native plants found elsewhere in the United States that are likely to shift or expand their range into NY, to establish a New York native plant designation, and to offer seals or logos identifying native plants as grown in New York state; defines "native plants".
Latest action: 2026-01-20 — SENATE_FLOOR
Sponsors
- Rachel May (—, NY-48) — sponsor · 2026-01-08
Action timeline
- · senate — REFERRED TO RULES
- · senate — ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.72
- · senate — SUBSTITUTED BY A9478
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| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-08 | Rachel May | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rachel May (—, state_upper NY-48) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-01-08 · sponsored by Rachel May (sponsor) · sponsorship