Bill Text: NY S03502 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Names the wood frog the official amphibian of the state of New York.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-06-14 - referred to governmental operations [S03502 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-S03502-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          3502
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                    January 23, 2017
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        Introduced  by  Sen.  DeFRANCISCO -- read twice and ordered printed, and
          when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Investigations  and
          Government Operations
        AN  ACT  to amend the state law, in relation to naming the wood frog the
          official amphibian of the state of New York
          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 91 to read
     2  as follows:
     3    §  91. State amphibian. The wood frog (Lithobates sylvaticus) shall be
     4  the official amphibian of the state of New York.
     5    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD03906-01-7