PLEASE NOTE:

While some of these bills do not appear to have direct link to Conservation, they are an integral part of conservation in Western and ultimately New York State e.g. Fire-arm regulations, wind turbines and wind farms, term limits, recall bills, and salaries of elected state officials and legislators as well as some statewide insurance requirements are just a few of the crossovers we need to be aware of.

These bills are from legiscan.com. Here you can click on NY as home state and browse from day one of the current legislative session or search for a particular bill, from where you can read the bill, see who has sponsored the bill and where it currently stands in committees. “Spectrum” will tell you whether this was sponsored by one or both parties. “Status” will tell when it was introduced. “Action” will tell you the most recent action that has occurred on the proposal. “Pending” will tell you which committee it is currently in. “Sponsored” will tell you which legislators and their party affiliations sponsored the bill. “Summary” will give you a quick overview or title of the proposed bill. “History” will tell you where it has been since it was introduced. ” Same As/Similar As” will show the legislative companion bill number, date of introduction and action in the companion NYS legislature.

 

This covers February 27, 2025 thru March 12, 2025.

 

New York Assembly Bill 6156

Status

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-3)
Status: Introduced on February 26 2025 – 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-26 – referred to transportation
Pending: Assembly Transportation Committee

Summary

Exempts farmers from commercial driver’s license (CDL) requirements when operating a covered farm vehicle within one hundred fifty miles of such farmer’s farm.Top of Form

History

2025-02-26

Assembly

referred to transportation

Same As/Similar To

S06160 (Same As) 2025-03-06 – REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

New York Assembly Bill 6052

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 26 2025 – 25% progression

Action: 2025-02-26 – referred to environmental conservation
Pending: Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee

Summary

Eliminates sporting license fees for honorably discharged, disabled veterans.
History

2025-02-26

Assembly

referred to environmental conservation

Same As/Similar To

S01919 (Same As) 2025-01-27 – ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

 

New York Assembly Bill 6113

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 26 2025 – 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-26 – referred to codes
Pending: Assembly Codes Committee

Summary

Prohibits the provision of licenses for firearms to persons on the federal no-fly list or terrorist screening database; authorizes firearms licenses of persons on the federal no-fly list or terrorist screening database to be suspended or revoked; requires the superintendent of state police to search the federal no-fly list or terrorist screening database each year and report findings to appropriate enforcement agencies in order to suspend or revoke appropriate licenses.

History

2025-02-26

Assembly

referred to codes

Same As/Similar To

S04492 (Same As) 2025-02-05 – REFERRED TO CODES

 

New York Assembly Bill 6076

Status

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-4)
Status: Introduced on February 26 2025 – 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-26 – referred to environmental conservation
Pending: Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee

Summary

Authorizes the attorney general to approve certain state land acquisitions made for the purposes of land conservation, and to accept a title policy from a commercial insurer to cover any title defects that would otherwise render the title unmarketable.

History

2025-02-26

Assembly

referred to environmental conservation

Same As/Similar To

S04403 (Same As) 2025-02-04 – REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

 

New York Assembly Bill 6145

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 26 2025 – 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-26 – referred to agriculture
Pending: Assembly Agriculture Committee

Summary

Relates to dog tethering and restraint restrictions and outdoor shelter requirements for dogs that are left outdoors.

History

2025-02-26

Assembly

referred to agriculture

 

New York Assembly Bill 6215

Status

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 15-2)
Status: Introduced on February 27 2025 – 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-27 – referred to education
Pending: Assembly Education Committee

Summary

Permits instruction in hunting, fishing and outdoor education in high school physical education courses.

History

2025-02-27

Assembly

referred to education

Same As/Similar To

S01517 (Same As) 2025-01-10 – REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

 

New York Senate Bill 5684

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-0)
Status: Introduced on February 27 2025 – 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-27 – REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
Pending: Senate Environmental Conservation Committee

Summary

Relates to returnable bottles; adds noncarbonated soft drinks, certain noncarbonated fruit or vegetable juices, coffee and tea beverages, carbonated fruit beverages and cider to the definition of “beverage”; provides that beginning April 1, 2027, the handling fee will be six cents for each beverage container accepted by a deposit initiator from a dealer or operator of a redemption center; directs the multi-agency bottle bill fraud investigation team to submit a report on findings of pervasive bottle redemption fraud in New York state.

History

2025-02-27

Senate

REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Same As/Similar To

A06543 (Same As) 2025-03-06 – referred to environmental conservation

 

New York Senate Bill 5718

Status

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 28 2025 – 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-28 – REFERRED TO CODES
Pending: Senate Codes Committee

Summary

Exempts private investigators from restrictions on possessing a weapon in sensitive and restrictive locations while traveling to and from and during the course of their employment and at any necessary and appropriate location during work hours; clarifies that a security guard may possess a weapon going to and from work.
History

2025-02-28

Senate

REFERRED TO CODES

Same As/Similar To

A00457 (Same As) 2025-01-08 – referred to codes

 

New York Senate Bill 5813

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 3 2025 – 25% progression
Action: 2025-03-03 – REFERRED TO BUDGET AND REVENUE
Pending: Senate Budget and Revenue Committee

Summary

Imposes an excise tax on the gross receipts of the sales of firearms, major components of firearms and ammunition; establishes the gun violence prevention and school safety fund.

History

2025-03-03

Senate

REFERRED TO BUDGET AND REVENUE

 

New York Senate Bill 5014

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Introduced on February 18 2025 – 25% progression
Action: 2025-03-03 – ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

Summary

Enacts the “Big Five African Trophies Act” relating to banning the importation, transportation and possession of certain African wildlife species and products.
History

2025-03-03	Senate	ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
2025-02-26	Senate	2ND REPORT CAL.
2025-02-25	Senate	1ST REPORT CAL.400
2025-02-18	Senate	REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Same As/Similar To

A01616 (Same As) 2025-01-10 – referred to environmental conservation

 

New York Senate Bill 5818

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on March 3 2025 – 25% progression
Action: 2025-03-03 – REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee

Summary

Creates a civil cause of action for the manufacture, sale, or distribution of assault weapons or ghost guns within the state; aiding and abetting such manufacture, sale or distribution; or intending to aid and abet in such manufacture, sale or distribution; provides for a civil remedy of ten thousand dollars per violation.Top of Form

History

2025-03-03

Senate

REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

Same As/Similar To

A01598 (Same As) 2025-01-10 – referred to codes

 

 

New York Senate Bill 5785

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 3 2025 – 25% progression
Action: 2025-03-03 – REFERRED TO CODES
Pending: Senate Codes Committee

Summary

Includes within the class A misdemeanor of criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, the possession of a firearm, rifle or shotgun, outside the home, while impaired or intoxicated by use of alcohol or drugs; increases maximum fine for such offense to $10,000; provides for chemical testing of certain persons for whom there is reasonable cause to believe are in violation of such provision; provides for revocation of firearms permit upon conviction or refusal of a chemical test.

History

2025-03-03

Senate

REFERRED TO CODES

Same As/Similar To

A00105 (Same As) 2025-01-08 – referred to codes

 

 

New York Senate Bill 5917

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 4 2025 – 25% progression
Action: 2025-03-04 – REFERRED TO CODES
Pending: Senate Codes Committee

Summary

Relates to making any offense involving the use or possession of a firearm, shotgun or rifle bail eligible.

History

2025-03-04

Senate

REFERRED TO CODES

 

 

New York Senate Bill 5974

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 4 2025 – 25% progression
Action: 2025-03-04 – REFERRED TO INSURANCE
Pending: Senate Insurance Committee

Summary

Requires owners of firearms to obtain liability insurance in an amount not less than one million dollars.

History

2025-03-04

Senate

REFERRED TO INSURANCE

Same As/Similar To

A05611 (Same As) 2025-02-18 – referred to insurance

 

New York Assembly Bill 6350

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 4 2025 – 25% progression
Action: 2025-03-04 – referred to environmental conservation
Pending: Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee

Summary

Waives fishing, hunting and trapping license fees for certain first responders.

History

2025-03-04

Assembly

referred to environmental conservation

Same As/Similar To

S05835 (Same As) 2025-03-11 – 1ST REPORT CAL.518

 

New York Senate Bill 5952

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 4 2025 – 25% progression
Action: 2025-03-04 – REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION
Pending: Senate Consumer Affairs and Protection Committee

Summary

Relates to the manufacturing of firearms; requires any firearm manufactured by a three-dimensional printer to contain a unique identifying number and to be registered with the state police.

History

2025-03-04

Senate

REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

Same As/Similar To

A02060 (Same As) 2025-01-15 – referred to codes

 

 

New York Senate Bill 6121

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 5 2025 – 25% progression
Action: 2025-03-05 – REFERRED TO CODES
Pending: Senate Codes Committee

Summary

Requires the preparation and dissemination of written materials regarding child access prevention and the safe storage of firearms; establishes such information shall be provided to students and/or persons in a parental relationship to such students at the beginning of each semester or quarter of the regular school year beginning on and after July 1, 2026.

History

2025-03-05

Senate

REFERRED TO CODES

 

 

New York Assembly Bill 6581

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 6 2025 – 25% progression
Action: 2025-03-06 – referred to environmental conservation
Pending: Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee

Summary

Excludes amphibians and reptiles from the definition of small game and makes conforming changes.

History

2025-03-06

Assembly

referred to environmental conservation

 

 

New York Senate Bill 6160

Status

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 7-3)
Status: Introduced on March 6 2025 – 25% progression
Action: 2025-03-06 – REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
Pending: Senate Transportation Committee

Summary

Exempts farmers from commercial driver’s license (CDL) requirements when operating a covered farm vehicle within one hundred fifty miles of such farmer’s farm.
History

2025-03-06

Senate

REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

Same As/Similar To

A06156 (Same As) 2025-02-26 – referred to transportation

 

 

New York Assembly Bill 5426

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 14 2025 – 25% progression
Action: 2025-03-06 – opinion referred to judiciary
Pending: Assembly Judiciary Committee

Summary

Provides that all persons have the right to grow, raise, harvest, produce and consume the food of their own choosing for their own nourishment, sustenance, bodily health and well-being, and the right to be free from hunger, malnutrition, starvation and the endangerment of life from the scarcity of or lack of access to nourishing food.

History

2025-03-06	Assembly	opinion referred to judiciary
2025-02-21	Assembly	to attorney-general for opinion
2025-02-14	Assembly	referred to governmental operations

 

 

New York Assembly Bill 6543

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 47-0)
Status: Introduced on March 6 2025 – 25% progression
Action: 2025-03-06 – referred to environmental conservation
Pending: Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee

Summary

Relates to returnable bottles; adds noncarbonated soft drinks, certain noncarbonated fruit or vegetable juices, coffee and tea beverages, carbonated fruit beverages and cider to the definition of “beverage”; provides that beginning April 1, 2027, the handling fee will be six cents for each beverage container accepted by a deposit initiator from a dealer or operator of a redemption center; directs the multi-agency bottle bill fraud investigation team to submit a report on findings of pervasive bottle redemption fraud in New York state.

History

2025-03-06

Assembly

referred to environmental conservation

Same As/Similar To

S05684 (Same As) 2025-02-27 – REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

 

 

New York Senate Bill 1455

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2025 – 25% progression
Action: 2025-03-10 – REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
Pending: Senate Finance Committee

Summary

Enacts the “safer weapons, safer homes act”; requires the division of criminal justice services to certify the technological viability of personalized handguns and to establish requirements related to the sale of personalized handguns; defines personalized handgun; requires the division to establish and maintain a roster of all personalized handguns approved for retail sale to the public; requires the division to report to the legislature on the technological viability of personalized handguns.

Roll Calls

2025-03-10 – Senate – Senate Codes Committee Vote (Y: 9 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

2025-03-10	Senate	REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
2025-01-10	Senate	REFERRED TO CODES

Same As/Similar To

A01191 (Same As) 2025-01-28 – reported referred to ways and means

 

 

New York Assembly Bill 3091

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 23 2025 – 25% progression
Action: 2025-03-10 – print number 3091a
Pending: Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee

Summary

Relates to the completion and funding of environmental restoration projects.

History

2025-03-10	Assembly	print number 3091a
2025-03-10	Assembly	amend and recommit to environmental conservation
2025-01-23	Assembly	referred to environmental conservation

Same As/Similar To

S00672 (Same As) 2025-03-07 – PRINT NUMBER 672A

 

 

New York Senate Bill 879

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2025 – 25% progression
Action: 2025-03-10 – ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

Summary

Establishes the “garden protection act”, protecting the rights of individuals to cultivate home vegetable gardens, native plant gardens, and/or pollinator gardens.

History

2025-03-10	Senate	ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
2025-03-05	Senate	2ND REPORT CAL.
2025-03-04	Senate	1ST REPORT CAL.479
2025-01-08	Senate	REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

Same As/Similar To

A02122 (Same As) 2025-01-29 – reference changed to agriculture

 

New York Senate Bill 227

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2025 – 25% progression
Action: 2025-03-11 – PRINT NUMBER 227A
Pending: Senate Codes Committee

Summary

Relates to the regulation of three-dimensional printed firearms; provides that a person who intentionally sells, distributes, or disposes of a three-dimensional printed firearm is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
History

2025-03-11	Senate	PRINT NUMBER 227A
2025-03-11	Senate	AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES
2025-01-08	Senate	REFERRED TO CODES

Same As/Similar To

A01777 (Same As) 2025-01-14 – referred to codes

 

New York Senate Bill 1289

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2025 – 25% progression
Action: 2025-03-11 – 2ND REPORT CAL.

Summary

Establishes the office of gun violence prevention and the gun violence advisory council.

History

2025-03-11	Senate	2ND REPORT CAL.
2025-03-10	Senate	1ST REPORT CAL.501
2025-01-09	Senate	REFERRED TO CODES

Same As/Similar To

A02084 (Same As) 2025-01-15 – referred to codes

 

New York Assembly Bill 544

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2025 – 25% progression
Action: 2025-03-11 – reported

Summary

Requires police officers to take temporary custody of firearms for not less than one hundred twenty hours when responding to reports of family violence.
Roll Calls

2025-03-11 – Assembly – Assembly Codes Committee: Favorable (Y: 16 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

2025-03-11	Assembly	reported
2025-02-28	Assembly	print number 544a
2025-02-28	Assembly	amend and recommit to codes
2025-01-08	Assembly	referred to codes

Same As/Similar To

S01985 (Same As) 2025-02-03 – ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

 

New York Senate Bill 626

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2025 – 25% progression
Action: 2025-03-11 – 2ND REPORT CAL.

Summary

Relates to adding ammunition to the list of prohibited items to purchase or dispose of after certain convictions.

History

2025-03-11	Senate	2ND REPORT CAL.
2025-03-10	Senate	1ST REPORT CAL.500
2025-01-08	Senate	REFERRED TO CODES

Same As/Similar To

A00202 (Same As) 2025-01-08 – referred to codes

 

New York Senate Bill 5835

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 3 2025 – 25% progression
Action: 2025-03-11 – 1ST REPORT CAL.518

Summary

Waives fishing, hunting and trapping license fees for certain first responders.

History

2025-03-11	Senate	1ST REPORT CAL.518
2025-03-03	Senate	REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Same As/Similar To

A06350 (Same As) 2025-03-04 – referred to environmental conservation

New York Senate Bill 4757

Status

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-2)
Status: Introduced on February 12 2025 – 25% progression
Action: 2025-03-11 – 2ND REPORT CAL.
Summary

Establishes an “operation SNUG” program within the division of criminal justice services which provides grant awards to reduce, prevent or respond to gun violence.

History

2025-03-11	Senate	2ND REPORT CAL.
2025-03-10	Senate	1ST REPORT CAL.504
2025-02-12	Senate	REFERRED TO CODES

Same As/Similar To

A05613 (Same As) 2025-02-18 – referred to codes

 

New York Senate Bill 6360

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 11 2025 – 25% progression
Action: 2025-03-11 – REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
Pending: Senate Environmental Conservation Committee

Summary

Clarifies provisions regarding the use of crossbows for hunting, allowing the department of environmental conservation to allow the use of crossbows for the taking of big game in any area long bows are permitted.

History

2025-03-11

Senate

REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION