New York · Assembly Bill 5708 · 2023-2024 Regular Session

Establishes the NY food insecurity, farm resiliency and rural poverty initiative; repealer; appropriation

A 5708 Sponsored by Chris Tague Died in committee

  1. Introduced Mar 22, 2023
  2. In committee Mar 22, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Establishes the NY food insecurity, farm resiliency and rural poverty initiative to provide financial assistance in the form of matching grants, hiring assistance, purchasing assistance, tax credits, tax exemptions, and reimbursements.

Every action

3 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. CommitteeREFERRED TO AGRICULTURE · Assembly Agriculture
  2. CommitteeHELD FOR CONSIDERATION IN AGRICULTURE · Assembly Agriculture
  3. CommitteeREFERRED TO AGRICULTURE · Assembly Agriculture

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
May 23, 2023 Assembly Agriculture Agriculture committee: Held for Consideration
Members

Yes · 16

No · 6

Excused · 1

 Failed 16–6

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 16 cosponsors: 13 Republicans, 3 Democrats.

All 16 cosponsors

From New York's official records (legislation.nysenate.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.