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A 5614: Directs the department of environmental conservation to develop and implement a tree planting pilot program in the ten zip codes in the state with the highest incidence of asthma.
What A 5614 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to direct the department of environmental conservation to develop and implement a tree planting pilot program in the ten zip codes in the state with the highest incidence of asthma. The department will plant trees in these areas to ameliorate environmental conditions. The pilot program will run for a period of five years after the effective date of the bill. At the end of the five-year period, the department will report to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, and the speaker of the assembly on the results of the pilot program and any recommendations for legislative action. An appropriation of $10 million is made for the implementation of the tree planting pilot program.
Bill journey
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Last action: referred to environmental conservation (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 5614
- What is the current status of A 5614?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 5614 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 environmental conservation".
- Did A 5614 pass?
- Not yet. A 5614 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 5614, and where is it now?
- A 5614 was authored by Asm. Jo Anne Simon with 2 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Environmental Conservation.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to environmental conservation |
| Feb. 18, 2025 | referred to environmental conservation |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 18, 2025 · 338 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5614 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 18, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SIMON, SHIMSKY, K. BROWN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT in relation to directing the department of environmental conser- vation to develop and implement a tree planting pilot program in the ten zip codes in the state with the highest incidence of asthma; and making an appropriation therefor The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Within amounts appropriated therefor, the department of 2 environmental conservation shall develop and implement a tree planting 3 pilot program in the state. The department of environmental conservation 4 shall consult with the department of health to determine the ten zip 5 codes in the state with the highest incidence of asthma. The department 6 of environmental conservation, in consultation with local agencies, 7 shall plant trees in such zip codes to ameliorate the environmental 8 conditions in those areas. Such pilot program shall continue for a peri- 9 od of five years after the effective date of this act. At the end of 10 such period, the department of environmental conservation, in consulta- 11 tion with the department of health, shall report to the governor, the 12 temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly on the 13 results of such pilot program and any recommendations for legislative 14 action. 15 § 2. The sum of ten million dollars ($10,000,000), or so much thereof 16 as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated to the department of envi- 17 ronmental conservation from the general fund, for implementation of the 18 tree planting pilot program required by section one of this act. 19 § 3. This act shall take effect April 1, 2025. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06679-01-5
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