New York 2025 Session Status: Passed Senate

S7421 — Prohibits octopus farming

Last action — Passed Assembly

Track this bill free

No card. One bill, free forever — alerts when it moves.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced April 15, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Assembly.

Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

In plain language

The bill prohibits octopus farming for human consumption, allowing it only for scientific or educational purposes.

This bill prevents individuals from farming octopuses for food, restricting it to scientific or educational uses. It aims to regulate the cultivation of a specific marine species.

Summary

Provides that no person shall engage in the operation of a marine hatchery or in the off-bottom or on-bottom culture of any species belonging to the order Octopoda unless for scientific or educational purposes for the purpose of human consumption.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. RETURNED TO SENATE

  2. PASSED ASSEMBLY

  3. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.460

  4. SUBSTITUTED FOR A8043C

  5. REFERRED TO CODES

  6. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  7. PASSED SENATE

  8. AMENDED ON THIRD READING 7421B

  9. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  10. 2ND REPORT CAL.

  11. 1ST REPORT CAL.1307

  12. REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

  13. PRINT NUMBER 7421A

  14. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

  15. REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

Export CSV (upgrade) →

1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 218 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (218)

218 members have not signed on to this bill.

Show all 218 →

"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Subjects

environment agriculture
Cross-referencing the record. Reading this bill against every other bill in the corpus by meaning, not keywords. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Matching · Ranking · Engrossing

Frequently asked questions

What does S7421 do?
Provides that no person shall engage in the operation of a marine hatchery or in the off-bottom or on-bottom culture of any species belonging to the order Octopoda unless for scientific or educational purposes for the purpose of human consumption.
Who sponsors S7421?
S7421 is sponsored by Monica Martinez.
What is the current status of S7421?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced April 15, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
Where can I track S7421?
Track S7421 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Make your voice heard on S7421

Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.

Find my representatives → Run a campaign

Stay ahead of S7421

Last checked for changes 4 months ago · updated continuously

One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.

Track this bill →