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A 4779: Designates black dirt as the state soil; designates the black dirt region as home to the most fertile soil.
What A 4779 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed legislation aims to designate <i>Black Dirt</i> as the official soil of the state of New York and the Black Dirt region as the home of the most fertile soil in the state. The bill would amend the state law to add a new section that defines <i>Black Dirt</i> as the official soil and designates the Black Dirt region in southern Orange County as the official home of the most fertile soil. The changes would take effect immediately.
Bill journey
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2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to governmental operations (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 4779
- What is the current status of A 4779?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 4779 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to governmental operations".
- Did A 4779 pass?
- Not yet. A 4779 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 4779, and where is it now?
- A 4779 was authored by Asm. Karl Brabenec. Its committee of record is Assembly Governmental Operations.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to governmental operations |
| Feb. 06, 2025 | referred to governmental operations |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 6, 2025 · 182 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4779 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 6, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BRABENEC -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the state law, in relation to designating black dirt as the state soil and to designate the black dirt region as home to the most fertile soil The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The state law is amended by adding a new section 93 to 2 read as follows: 3 § 93. State soil. Black dirt shall be the official soil of the state 4 of New York and the black dirt region located in southern Orange county 5 shall be the official home of the most fertile soil in the state of New 6 York. 7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD04033-01-5
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