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A11372 • 2025

Extends the effectiveness of chapter 435 of the laws of 2014 relating to defining spearguns and allowing recreational spearfishing in New York's marine and coastal waters

Extends the effectiveness of chapter 435 of the laws of 2014 relating to defining spearguns and allowing recreational spearfishing in New York's marine and coastal waters

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Tommy Schiavoni
Last action
2026-06-26
Official status
Signed by Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Extends the effectiveness of chapter 435 of the laws of 2014 relating to defining spearguns and allowing recreational spearfishing in New York's marine and coastal waters

Extends the effectiveness of chapter 435 of the laws of 2014 relating to defining spearguns and allowing recreational spearfishing in New York's marine and coastal waters Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to defining spearguns and allowing recreational spearfishing in New York's marine and coastal waters.

What This Bill Does

  • Extends the effectiveness of chapter 435 of the laws of 2014 relating to defining spearguns and allowing recreational spearfishing in New York's marine and coastal waters Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to defining spearguns and allowing recreational spearfishing in New York's marine and coastal waters.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-06-26 Assembly

    SIGNED CHAP.152

  2. 2026-06-18 Assembly

    DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

  3. 2026-06-04 Senate

    SUBSTITUTED FOR S10531

  4. 2026-06-04 Senate

    3RD READING CAL.1441

  5. 2026-06-04 Senate

    PASSED SENATE

  6. 2026-06-04 Senate

    RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

  7. 2026-05-28 Assembly

    PASSED ASSEMBLY

  8. 2026-05-28 Assembly

    DELIVERED TO SENATE

  9. 2026-05-28 Senate

    REFERRED TO RULES

  10. 2026-05-21 Assembly

    REPORTED

  11. 2026-05-21 Assembly

    RULES REPORT CAL.200

  12. 2026-05-21 Assembly

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.200

  13. 2026-05-20 Assembly

    REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

  14. 2026-05-14 Assembly

    REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Official Summary Text

Extends the effectiveness of chapter 435 of the laws of 2014 relating to defining spearguns and allowing recreational spearfishing in New York's marine and coastal waters
Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to defining spearguns and allowing recreational spearfishing in New York's marine and coastal waters.

Current Bill Text

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          11372

                                  I N  A S S E M B L Y

                                      May 14, 2026
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Schiavoni)
          -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental  Conserva-
          tion

        AN  ACT  to  amend chapter 435 of the laws of 2014 amending the environ-
          mental conservation law relating to defining  spearguns  and  allowing
          recreational  spearfishing in New York's marine and coastal waters, in
          relation to extending the effectiveness thereof

          THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
        BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

     1    Section  1.  Section 3 of chapter 435 of the laws of 2014 amending the
     2  environmental conservation law relating to defining spearguns and allow-
     3  ing recreational spearfishing in New York's marine and  coastal  waters,
     4  as  amended  by chapter 149   of the laws of 2023, is amended to read as
     5  follows:
     6    § 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
     7  have become a law and shall expire and be deemed repealed June 1, [2026]
     8  2029.
     9    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD15892-01-6