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 NYS from March 13, 2025 thru March 25, 2026.
New York Assembly Bill 544
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2025 – 25% progression
Action: 2025-03-13 – advanced to third reading cal.54
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.
History
| 2025-03-13 | Assembly | advanced to third reading cal.54 |
| 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 5835
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 3 2025 – 25% progression
Action: 2025-03-13 – ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
Summary
Waives fishing, hunting and trapping license fees for certain first responders.
History
| 2025-03-13 | Senate | ADVANCED TO THIRD READING |
| 2025-03-12 | Senate | 2ND REPORT CAL. |
| 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 2099
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 15 2025 – 25% progression
Action: 2025-03-13 – NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION – REQUESTED
Summary
Removes the prohibition on firearm silencers.
History
| 2025-03-13 | Senate | NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION – REQUESTED |
| 2025-01-15 | Senate | REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION |
Same As/Similar To
A06921 (Same As) 2025-03-18 – referred to environmental conservation
New York Senate Bill 6403
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 13 2025 – 25% progression
Action: 2025-03-13 – REFERRED TO CODES
Pending: Senate Codes Committee
Summary
Establishes a private cause of action for certain violations regarding machine-guns, assault weapons, disguised guns, ghost guns, and unfinished frames or receivers.
History
| 2025-03-13 | Senate | REFERRED TO CODES |
New York Senate Bill 6395
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on March 13 2025 – 25% progression
Action: 2025-03-13 – REFERRED TO BUDGET AND REVENUE
Pending: Senate Budget and Revenue Committee
Summary
Imposes an excise tax on the sale of ammunition to be deposited into the gun violence impact fund; establishes the gun violence impact fund; authorizes the director of the office of victim services to administer grants from the gun violence impact fund.
History
| 2025-03-13 | Senate | REFERRED TO BUDGET AND REVENUE |
Same As/Similar To
A01290 (Same As) 2025-01-09 – referred to ways and means
New York Senate Bill 1101
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2025 – 25% progression
Action: 2025-03-13 – PRINT NUMBER 1101A
Pending: Senate Environmental Conservation Committee
Summary
Limits the department of environmental conservation’s ability to fix special open seasons for taking wild deer to ending no later than the 3rd Sunday of December of each year; allows the department to issue regulations for special seasons for particular counties or designated wildlife management units after consultation with local governments and stakeholders.
History
| 2025-03-13 | Senate | PRINT NUMBER 1101A |
| 2025-03-13 | Senate | AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION |
| 2025-01-08 | Senate | REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION |
New York Senate Bill 5982
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on March 4 2025 – 25% progression
Action: 2025-03-13 – ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
Summary
Authorizes the department of environmental conservation to independently add to the lists of prohibited and regulated invasive species on an emergency basis pending review by the department of agriculture and markets in consultation with the New York invasive species council.
History
| 2025-03-13 | Senate | ADVANCED TO THIRD READING |
| 2025-03-12 | Senate | 2ND REPORT CAL. |
| 2025-03-11 | Senate | 1ST REPORT CAL.519 |
| 2025-03-04 | Senate | REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION |
New York Assembly Bill 6854
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 14 2025 – 25% progression
Action: 2025-03-14 – referred to environmental conservation
Pending: Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Removes restrictions on crossbow size and draw weight when used for hunting.
History
| 2025-03-14 | Assembly | referred to environmental conservation |
Same As/Similar To
S01504 (Same As) 2025-01-10 – REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
New York Assembly Bill 6796
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 44-1)
Status: Introduced on March 14 2025 – 25% progression
Action: 2025-03-14 – referred to energy
Pending: Assembly Energy Committee
Summary
Prohibits the elimination of building systems or equipment used for the combustion of fossil fuels, including natural gas, propane and fuel oil in new building construction.
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History
| 2025-03-14 | Assembly | referred to energy |
New York Assembly Bill 1777
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-0)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2025 – 25% progression
Action: 2025-03-17 – print number 1777a
Pending: Assembly 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
| 2025-03-17 | Assembly | print number 1777a |
| 2025-03-17 | Assembly | amend and recommit to codes |
| 2025-01-14 | Assembly | referred to codes |
Same As/Similar To
S00227 (Same As) 2025-03-11 – PRINT NUMBER 227A
New York Senate Bill 6514
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 17 2025 – 25% progression
Action: 2025-03-17 – REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS
Pending: Senate Procurement and Contracts Committee
Summary
Relates to RFPs for gun violence reduction; provides that any state agency that issues an RFP relating to gun violence reduction shall establish a coordination plan including all awardees; requires that such coordination plans shall be in a form as prescribed by the department of state; requires that at a minimum, such coordination plan shall help ensure complete coverage of the area for which such RFP is issued and minimize competition between awardees.
History
| 2025-03-17 | Senate | REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS |
New York Senate Bill 6583
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 18 2025 – 25% progression
Action: 2025-03-18 – REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
Pending: Senate Environmental Conservation Committee
Summary
Provides free hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses for residents who participated in the World Trade Center rescue, recovery, or cleanup and who suffered a permanent disability.
History
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION |
Same As/Similar To
A04802 (Same As) 2025-02-06 – referred to environmental conservation
New York Senate Bill 6623
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 18 2025 – 25% progression
Action: 2025-03-18 – REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
Pending: Senate Transportation Committee
Summary
Provides that certified handicapped individuals may use an ATV on public land for transportation purposes only, during the hunting season.
History
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION |
Same As/Similar To
A00954 (Same As) 2025-01-08 – referred to transportation
New York Assembly Bill 6965
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on March 18 2025 – 25% progression
Action: 2025-03-18 – referred to environmental conservation
Pending: Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee
Summary
Removes requirements that a parent, guardian or person and the minor remain at ground level at all times while deer hunting.
History
| 2025-03-18 | Assembly | referred to environmental conservation |
Same As/Similar To
S00225 (Same As) 2025-01-08 – REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
New York Assembly Bill 7024
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 18 2025 – 25% progression
Action: 2025-03-18 – referred to codes
Pending: Assembly Codes Committee
Summary
Exempts retired judges from the crime of criminal possession of a firearm, rifle or shotgun in a sensitive location.
History
| 2025-03-18 | Assembly | referred to codes |
Same As/Similar To
S00234 (Same As) 2025-01-08 – REFERRED TO CODES
New York Senate Bill 6624
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 18 2025 – 25% progression
Action: 2025-03-18 – REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
Pending: Senate Environmental Conservation Committee
Summary
Provides tax credits equal to the cost of the issuance of fishing and hunting licenses to volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers.
History
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION |
Same As/Similar To
A00952 (Same As) 2025-01-08 – referred to environmental conservation
New York Assembly Bill 6872
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 18 2025 – 25% progression
Action: 2025-03-18 – referred to environmental conservation
Pending: Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee
Summary
Authorizes the taking of wildlife by the use of a crossbow; makes related provisions.
History
| 2025-03-18 | Assembly | referred to environmental conservation |
Same As/Similar To
S00218 (Same As) 2025-01-08 – REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
New York Assembly Bill 437
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2025 – 25% progression
Action: 2025-03-19 – substituted by s743
Summary
Includes rifles and shotguns in required warnings to consumers regarding the risk of death or suicide in homes where such weapons are present.
History
| 2025-03-19 | Assembly | substituted by s743 |
| 2025-01-22 | Assembly | ordered to third reading rules cal.42 |
| 2025-01-22 | Assembly | rules report cal.42 |
| 2025-01-22 | Assembly | reported |
| 2025-01-22 | Assembly | reported referred to rules |
| 2025-01-08 | Assembly | referred to codes |
Same As/Similar To
S00743 (Same As) 2025-03-19 – returned to senate
New York Assembly Bill 436
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2025 – 25% progression
Action: 2025-03-19 – substituted by s744
Summary
Includes pistol converters in the definition of a rapid-fire modification device.
History
| 2025-03-19 | Assembly | substituted by s744 |
| 2025-01-22 | Assembly | ordered to third reading rules cal.41 |
| 2025-01-22 | Assembly | rules report cal.41 |
| 2025-01-22 | Assembly | reported |
| 2025-01-22 | Assembly | reported referred to rules |
| 2025-01-08 | Assembly | referred to codes |
Same As/Similar To
S00744 (Same As) 2025-03-19 – returned to senate
New York Senate Bill 6666
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 19 2025 – 25% progression
Action: 2025-03-19 – REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Relates to the liability of landowners who permit recreational uses of their land; establishes landowners owe no duty to keep premises safe for entry, passage over premises or other recreational uses or to give warning of any hazardous condition or use of or structure or activity on such premises to persons entering for such purposes.
History
| 2025-03-19 | Senate | REFERRED TO JUDICIARY |
New York Senate Bill 745
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 3 2025 – 50% progression
Action: 2025-03-19 – returned to senate
Summary
Removes dealers of ammunition from certain provisions that require the use of certain merchant category-codes by payment card networks for firearm merchants.
History
| 2025-03-19 | Assembly | returned to senate |
| 2025-03-19 | Assembly | passed assembly |
| 2025-03-19 | Assembly | ordered to third reading rules cal.9 |
| 2025-03-19 | Assembly | substituted for a439 |
| 2025-02-03 | Assembly | referred to consumer affairs and protection |
| 2025-02-03 | Senate | DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY |
| 2025-02-03 | Senate | PASSED SENATE |
| 2025-01-13 | Senate | ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.20 |
| 2025-01-08 | Senate | REFERRED TO RULES |
New York Assembly Bill 439
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2025 – 25% progression
Action: 2025-03-19 – substituted by s745
Summary
Removes dealers of ammunition from certain provisions that require the use of certain merchant category-codes by payment card networks for firearm merchants.
History
| 2025-03-19 | Assembly | substituted by s745 |
| 2025-01-14 | Assembly | ordered to third reading rules cal.9 |
| 2025-01-14 | Assembly | rules report cal.9 |
| 2025-01-14 | Assembly | reported |
| 2025-01-14 | Assembly | reported referred to rules |
| 2025-01-08 | Assembly | referred to consumer affairs and protection |
Same As/Similar To
S00745 (Same As) 2025-03-19 – returned to senate
New York Senate Bill 744
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 3 2025 – 50% progression
Action: 2025-03-19 – returned to senate
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Includes pistol converters in the definition of a rapid-fire modification device.
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History
| 2025-03-19 | Assembly | returned to senate |
| 2025-03-19 | Assembly | passed assembly |
| 2025-03-19 | Assembly | ordered to third reading rules cal.41 |
| 2025-03-19 | Assembly | substituted for a436 |
| 2025-02-03 | Assembly | referred to codes |
| 2025-02-03 | Senate | DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY |
| 2025-02-03 | Senate | PASSED SENATE |
| 2025-01-13 | Senate | ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.19 |
| 2025-01-08 | Senate | REFERRED TO RULES |
Same As/Similar To
A00436 (Same As) 2025-03-19 – substituted by s744
New York Senate Bill 743
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 3 2025 – 50% progression
Action: 2025-03-19 – returned to senate
Summary
Includes rifles and shotguns in required warnings to consumers regarding the risk of death or suicide in homes where such weapons are present.
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History
| 2025-03-19 | Assembly | returned to senate |
| 2025-03-19 | Assembly | passed assembly |
| 2025-03-19 | Assembly | ordered to third reading rules cal.42 |
| 2025-03-19 | Assembly | substituted for a437 |
| 2025-02-03 | Assembly | referred to codes |
| 2025-02-03 | Senate | DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY |
| 2025-02-03 | Senate | PASSED SENATE |
| 2025-01-13 | Senate | ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.18 |
| 2025-01-08 | Senate | REFERRED TO RULES |
Same As/Similar To
A00437 (Same As) 2025-03-19 – substituted by s743
New York Assembly Bill 7186
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 21 2025 – 25% progression
Action: 2025-03-21 – referred to codes
Pending: Assembly Codes Committee
Summary
Requires the submission of proof of personal liability insurance prior to the issuance or renewal of a license to carry a firearm.
History
| 2025-03-21 | Assembly | referred to codes |
New York Senate Bill 6591
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 18 2025 – 25% progression
Action: 2025-03-24 – OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Summary
Provides for recall of a statewide elective officer; empowers the citizens with the ability to remove elective officers.
History
| 2025-03-24 | Senate | OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY |
| 2025-03-19 | Senate | TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION |
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | REFERRED TO JUDICIARY |
Same As/Similar To
A05263 (Same As) 2025-03-06 – opinion referred to judiciary
New York Assembly Bill 7324
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 25 2025 – 25% progression
Action: 2025-03-25 – referred to codes
Pending: Assembly Codes Committee
Summary
Authorizes the possession of certain antique rifles and their modern day replicas.
History
| 2025-03-25 | Assembly | referred to codes |
New York Assembly Bill 7294
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 25 2025 – 25% progression
Action: 2025-03-25 – referred to ways and means
Pending: Assembly Ways and Means Committee
Summary
Makes seed purchased to grow food for personal consumption exempt from sales and use taxes.
History
| 2025-03-25 | Assembly | referred to ways and means |
New York Assembly Bill 7313
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 25 2025 – 25% progression
Action: 2025-03-25 – referred to governmental operations
Pending: Assembly Governmental Operations Committee
Summary
Exempts from disclosure, under the freedom of information law, the issuance of pistol permits to active and retired police officers, peace officers and correction officers.
History
| 2025-03-25 | Assembly | referred to governmental operations |
New York Assembly Bill 7382
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 25 2025 – 25% progression
Action: 2025-03-25 – referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development
Pending: Assembly Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Committee
Summary
Prohibits the possession of concealed firearms in any national park or national wildlife refuge system; imposes a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 for a violation thereof.
History
| 2025-03-25 | Assembly | referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development |
Same As/Similar To
S01382 (Same As) 2025-01-09 – REFERRED TO CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION
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