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S10038 • 2025

Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage Atlantic Cod

Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage Atlantic Cod

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Sponsor
Michelle Hinchey
Last action
2026-06-03
Official status
Senate Floor Calendar
Effective date
Not listed

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Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage Atlantic Cod

Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage Atlantic Cod Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage Atlantic Cod.

What This Bill Does

  • Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage Atlantic Cod Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage Atlantic Cod.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-06-03 Senate

    SUBSTITUTED BY A11167

  2. 2026-05-07 Senate

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  3. 2026-05-06 Senate

    2ND REPORT CAL.

  4. 2026-05-05 Senate

    1ST REPORT CAL.950

  5. 2026-04-24 Senate

    REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Official Summary Text

Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage Atlantic Cod
Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage Atlantic Cod.

Current Bill Text

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

                                          10038

                                    I N  S E N A T E

                                     April 24, 2026
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by Sen. HINCHEY -- (at request of the Department of Environ-
          mental Conservation) -- read  twice  and  ordered  printed,  and  when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
          extending the authority of the department of  environmental  conserva-
          tion to manage Atlantic Cod

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

     1    Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 1 of section  13-0339-a  of  the
     2  environmental conservation law, as amended by chapter 316 of the laws of
     3  2023, is amended to read as follows:
     4    a.  Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) until December thirty-first, two thou-
     5  sand [twenty-six] TWENTY-NINE,
     6    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.







         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD14997-01-6