Legislative Report 07-23-26

by | Jul 22, 2026 | Laws and Legislation

PLEASE NOTE:

“We in America do not have government by the majority – we have government by the majority who participate…. All

Tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.”      -Thomas Jefferson

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 or the US Congress 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.

Several proposed bills will appear more than once or seem to. This is because they have moved through several different committees in their corresponding chamber or have been amended or a version has been introduced in the other NYS Assembly or Senate Chamber.

Clicking on the bill number will take you to the bill. Clicking on “Detail” will take to the bill, its summary, whose sponsoring it, the current area it is in, and whether it is being monitored. It will also list all of the committees it has been in and when. Clicking on “Text” gives you the actual wording of the bill. Clicking on “Discuss” gives you any discussion on the bill.

 

 

0 US HB9719 Intro
25%		 To authorize possession of a firearm in certain units and facilities of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-07-16
To House Judiciary Committee
0 US HB1181 Engross
50%		 To prohibit payment card networks and covered entities from requiring the use of or assigning merchant category codes that distinguish a firearms retailer from general-merchandise retailer or sporting-goods retailer, and for other purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-07-15
To Senate Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Committee
0 US HR1377 Intro
25%		 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1181) to prohibit payment card networks and covered entities from requiring the use of or assigning merchant category codes that distinguish a firearms retailer from general-merchandise retailer or sporti…
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-07-13
UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST – Mr. Steil asked unanimous consent that H. Res. 1377 be laid on the table. Agreed to without objection.
0 US HJR1 Intro
25%		 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-07-06
Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 84.
0 US HB9548 Intro
25%		 To provide for the implementation of a system of licensing for purchasers of certain firearms and for a record of sale system for those firearms, and for other purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-30
To House Judiciary Committee
0 NY A11372 Pass Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to defining spearguns and allowing recreational spearfishing in New York’s marine and coastal waters.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-26
signed chap.152
0 US SB4921 Intro
25%		 A bill to provide for the implementation of a system of licensing for purchasers of certain firearms and for a record of sale system for those firearms, and for other purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-24
To Senate Judiciary Committee
0 US SB4926 Intro
25%		 A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide grants for State firearms dealer licensing programs, and for other purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-24
To Senate Judiciary Committee
0 US HB9440 Intro
25%		 To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for grants for State firearms dealer licensing programs, and for other purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-24
To House Judiciary Committee
0 US HB9204 Intro
25%		 To authorize the Attorney General to make grants to support the development of safe firearm storage devices, and for other purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-23
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4134)

 

Legislative Report 06-25-26

by | Jun 24, 2026 | Laws and Legislation

PLEASE NOTE:

 “We in America do not have government by the majority – we have government by the majority who participate…. All Tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.”      -Thomas Jefferson

 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 or the US Congress 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.

Several proposed bills will appear more than once or seem to. This is because they have moved through several different committees in their corresponding chamber or have been amended or a version has been introduced in the other NYS Assembly or Senate Chamber.

Clicking on the bill number will take you to the bill. Clicking on “Detail” will take to the bill, its summary, whose sponsoring it, the current area it is in, and whether it is being monitored. It will also list all of the committees it has been in and when. Clicking on “Text” gives you the actual wording of the bill. Clicking on “Discuss” gives you any discussion on the bill.

None of the Glock legal information is included as it was passed in the “Budget”. In essence, Glocks and any legal firearm that is easily converted to automatic firing capability, is banned effective June 1, 2027. That is the sale and distribution is illegal. Changing the cruciform bar to automatic fire is what makes it illegal in every sense. It may be sold to a family member with a permit as issued by New York State, but otherwise it must be sold to a dealer who will sell it out of state.

If Glock comes out with a new generation of pistols and they do not meet the requirements of exchanging bars, they may be legal to own and sell in New York State

 

 

 

Pri Stance State Bill Status Summary/Title Last Action
0 NY A11372 Enroll
75%		 Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to defining spearguns and allowing recreational spearfishing in New York’s marine and coastal waters.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-18
delivered to governor
0 US HR1373 Intro
25%		 Expressing support for the designation of June 21, 2026, as National ASK (Asking Saves Kids) Day to promote children’s health and secure storage of guns in the home.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-18
To House Energy And Commerce Committee
0 US SB4776 Intro
25%		 A bill to repeal certain impediments to the administration of the firearms laws.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-11
To Senate Judiciary Committee
0 US HB9282 Intro
25%		 To amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to provide that entrance fees shall not be charged for entry to Federal recreational lands and water on certain days, and for other purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-11
To House Natural Resources Committee
0 US HB9298 Intro
25%		 To amend the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act to clarify liability protections for firearms and associated manufacturers and retailers, and for other purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-11
To House Judiciary Committee
0 US SB4775 Intro
25%		 A bill to amend the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act to clarify liability protections for firearms and associated manufacturers and retailers, and for other purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-11
To Senate Judiciary Committee
0 US SB3693 Intro
25%		 A bill to extend the authorization for a large-scale water recycling and reuse grant program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-10
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
0 US SB4697 Intro
25%		 A bill to provide for design and safety requirements for autonomous and semi-autonomous weapon systems, and for other purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-08
To Senate Armed Services Committee
0 NY S09302 Engross
50%		 Extends the authorization for hunting big game by rifle in the county of Niagara until 2028.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-05
returned to senate
0 NY S00362 Engross
50%		 Establishes a 10 day waiting period for the purchase of any firearm; establishes violations of such provisions shall constitute a class A misdemeanor.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-05
To Senate Rules Committee
0 NY A10480 Intro
25%		 Extends the authorization for hunting big game by rifle in the county of Niagara until 2028.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-05
substituted by s9302
0 NY S04408 Engross
50%		 Authorizes the department of environmental conservation to enter into agreements or easements for the sole purpose of interconnection of renewable energy installations across reforestation areas where such installations are located outside such refor…
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-05
To Senate Rules Committee
0 NY S01129 Intro
25%		 Prohibits the sale, offer for sale, or distribution of foam flotation docks, buoys and floating structures in the state where such foam flotation is not fully encapsulated to prevent degradation into the environment.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-05
To Senate Rules Committee
0 NY S05208 Intro
25%		 Requires community boards to provide public notice of any planned siting and construction of battery energy storage systems and to provide for annual inspections of such battery energy storage systems; defines “battery energy storage systems”; requir…
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-05
To Senate Rules Committee
0 NY S07164 Intro
25%		 Authorizes seniors and persons who are severely disabled to use an ATV to enter and exit certain lands where ice fishing is permitted by the department of environmental conservation when conditions are reasonably safe for the operation of ATV’s.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-05
To Senate Rules Committee
0 NY S10639 Pass Authorizes the form of submission and abstract for proposed amendments to the constitution submitted to the people to be determined by enactment in a separate joint resolution passed by both houses of the legislature at least 120 days prior to the ge…
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-05
SIGNED CHAP.130
0 NY S09338 Engross
50%		 Establishes a three calendar day waiting period from contact of the New York State National Instant Background Check System (NYS NICS) before a firearm, shotgun or rifle may be delivered to a person; provides exceptions where a person possesses a lic…
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-04
To Assembly Codes Committee
0 NY A01191 Engross
50%		 Enacts the “safer weapons, safer homes act”; requires the division of criminal justice services to study the technological viability of personalized firearms; defines personalized firearms; requires the division to report to the governor and the legi…
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-04
RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
0 NY S09736 Engross
50%		 Relates to certifying instructors in small arms practice; provides that after December 31, 2028 individuals certified as an instructor in small arms practice shall seek recertification subject to the standards and curriculum promulgated by the divisi…
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-04
To Assembly Codes Committee
0 NY A03191 Engross
50%		 Allows physically disabled individuals who are not able to stand up to complete the two-hour live-fire range training course requirement for a concealed carry license while sitting.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-04
RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
0 NY S10438 Intro
25%		 Allows physically disabled individuals who are not able to stand up to complete the two-hour live-fire range training course requirement for a concealed carry license while sitting.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-04
SUBSTITUTED BY A3191A
0 NY A09373 Intro
25%		 Requires bidders on contracts to purchase firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories to submit a statement that the bidder is licensed and in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules and regulations relating to the sale…
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-04
To Assembly Rules Committee
0 NY S10531 Intro
25%		 Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to defining spearguns and allowing recreational spearfishing in New York’s marine and coastal waters.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-04
SUBSTITUTED BY A11372
0 NY S01455 Engross
50%		 Enacts the “safer weapons, safer homes act”; requires the division of criminal justice services to study the technological viability of personalized firearms; defines personalized firearms; requires the division to report to the governor and the legi…
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-04
SUBSTITUTED BY A1191B
0 NY A08043 Intro
25%		 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.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-04
substituted by s7421b
0 NY A11464 Engross
50%		 Extends provisions authorizing big game hunting in Albany county until October 1, 2028.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-04
RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
0 NY S10542 Intro
25%		 Extends provisions authorizing big game hunting in Albany county until October 1, 2028.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-04
SUBSTITUTED BY A11464
0 NY J02230 Pass Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim September 26, 2026, as Hunting and Fishing Day in the State of New York
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-04
ADOPTED
0 US HB9168 Intro
25%		 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for qualified conservation contributions which include National Scenic Trails.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-04
To House Ways And Means Committee
0 NY A10633 Engross
50%		 Provides for the issuance of deer management permits in the northern zone of the state.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-03
RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
0 NY S09462 Intro
25%		 Provides for the issuance of deer management permits in the northern zone of the state.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-03
SUBSTITUTED BY A10633
0 NY S09592 Intro
25%		 Approves notice and proof of disability or proof of need for family leave, or proof of disability for a special cross-bow permit, from an attending nurse practitioner.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-03
SUBSTITUTED BY A9609
0 NY A10936 Engross
50%		 Specifies the marine and coastal district as part of the definition of tidal wetlands.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-03
RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
0 NY A09047 Engross
50%		 Prohibits the sale, offer for sale, or distribution of foam flotation docks, buoys and floating structures in the state where such foam flotation is not fully encapsulated to prevent degradation into the environment.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-03
To Senate Rules Committee
0 NY S10038 Intro
25%		 Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage Atlantic Cod.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-03
SUBSTITUTED BY A11167
0 NY S10040 Intro
25%		 Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage black sea bass.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-03
SUBSTITUTED BY A11168
0 NY A09609 Engross
50%		 Approves notice and proof of disability or proof of need for family leave, or proof of disability for a special cross-bow permit, from an attending nurse practitioner.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-03
RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
0 NY A11168 Engross
50%		 Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage black sea bass.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-03
RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
0 NY A11167 Engross
50%		 Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage Atlantic Cod.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-03
RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
0 NY S02438 Engross
50%		 Requires potable water testing at state and local parks at least once every three years.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-03
To Assembly Ways and Means Committee
0 NY S09588 Intro
25%		 Extends provisions of law relating to the taking of sharks.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-03
SUBSTITUTED BY A11373
0 NY A10692 Engross
50%		 Establishes the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage Atlantic bonito and false albacore.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-03
RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
0 NY S09479 Intro
25%		 Specifies the marine and coastal district as part of the definition of tidal wetlands.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-03
SUBSTITUTED BY A10936
0 NY S09463 Intro
25%		 Establishes the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage Atlantic bonito and false albacore.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-03
SUBSTITUTED BY A10692
0 NY A11373 Engross
50%		 Extends provisions of law relating to the taking of sharks.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-03
RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
0 US HB9122 Intro
25%		 To amend the consumer product safety laws to repeal the exclusion of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms from the definition of consumer product under such laws.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-03
To House Energy And Commerce Committee
0 US HJR1 Intro
25%		 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-03
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 15 – 8.
0 US SB4671 Intro
25%		 A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to enhance penalties for theft of a firearm from a Federal firearms licensee.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-03
To Senate Judiciary Committee
0 NY S09316 Intro
25%		 Replaces the terms father, mother, and filiation to gender neutral language.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-02
SUBSTITUTED BY A8382A
0 NY S09629 Intro
25%		 Enacts “Francesco’s law” which establishes violations for the failure to safely store rifles, shotguns, and firearms in the presence of a minor or a prohibited person; requires the office of gun violence prevention to collect and analyze statistical …
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-02
SUBSTITUTED BY A1962B

 

 

 

Pri Stance State Bill Status Summary/Title Last Action
0 NY A01962 Engross
50%		 Enacts “Francesco’s law” which establishes violations for the failure to safely store rifles, shotguns, and firearms in the presence of a minor or a prohibited person; requires the office of gun violence prevention to collect and analyze statistical …
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-02
RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
0 NY A08382 Engross
50%		 Replaces the terms father, mother, and filiation to gender neutral language.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-02
RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
0 NY S06621 Engross
50%		 Prohibits the breeding, sale, trade, purchase, importation, and exportation of red-eared slider turtles in the state; exempts certain entities and organizations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-02
To Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee
0 NY S07277 Intro
25%		 Allows veterans of the armed forces of the United States to fish for free in state parks under the jurisdiction of a state agency.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-02
SUBSTITUTED BY A3223A
0 NY S09962 Intro
25%		 Enacts the “NYS ratepayer protection nuclear moratorium act” under which certain state funds and subsidies are prohibited from being expended for new, reopened or rebuilt closed nuclear power facilities and related entities; creates a nuclear assessm…
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-02
To Senate Energy and Telecommunications Committee
0 NY S04755 Engross
50%		 Establishes the farm ownership succession planning program to provide farm owners with a succession planning toolkit that can be used by such farm owners who plan on selling or closing their farm.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-01
To Assembly Agriculture Committee
0 NY A10307 Intro
25%		 Requires notification of firearm denials to local law enforcement and the local prosecutor having jurisdiction where the prohibited person sought to acquire the firearm; requires local law enforcement to initiate a criminal investigation within five …
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-01
amended on third reading 10307b
0 NY S01026 Engross
50%		 Relates to establishing a voluntary waiver of the right to purchase firearms, rifles or shotguns; requires the division of state police to maintain statewide records of individuals who have waived the right to purchase firearms, rifles, or shotguns a…
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-01
To Assembly Codes Committee
0 NY A11328 Engross
50%		 Requires reporting of the tick-borne disease of Alpha-gal syndrome.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-01
RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
0 NY A01210 Intro
25%		 Establishes a three calendar day waiting period from contact of the New York State National Instant Background Check System (NYS NICS) before a firearm, shotgun or rifle may be delivered to a person; provides exceptions where a person possesses a lic…
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-01
To Assembly Codes Committee
0 NY A11433 Intro
25%		 Enacts the “NYS ratepayer protection nuclear moratorium act” under which certain state funds and subsidies are prohibited from being expended for new, reopened or rebuilt closed nuclear power facilities and related entities; creates a nuclear assessm…
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-01
To Assembly Energy Committee
0 NY S05835 Engross
50%		 Waives fishing, hunting and trapping license fees for certain first responders.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-01
To Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee
0 NY S10340 Intro
25%		 Requires reporting of the tick-borne disease of Alpha-gal syndrome.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-06-01
SUBSTITUTED BY A11328
0 NY S09486 Intro
25%		 Requires notification of firearm denials to local law enforcement and the local prosecutor having jurisdiction where the prohibited person sought to acquire the firearm; requires local law enforcement to initiate a criminal investigation within five …
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-05-29
To Senate Finance Committee
0 NY S00626 Engross
50%		 Relates to adding ammunition to the list of prohibited items to purchase or dispose of after certain convictions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-05-29
To Assembly Codes Committee
0 NY A01838 Engross
50%		 Relates to the sale and possession of self-defense spray devices in the state; removes the requirement that only authorized dealers and pharmacists could sell such devices; provides that no more than two self-defense spray devices may be sold at any …
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-05-29
RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
0 NY S04922 Intro
25%		 Relates to the sale and possession of self-defense spray devices in the state; removes the requirement that only authorized dealers and pharmacists could sell such devices; provides that no more than two self-defense spray devices may be sold at any …
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-05-29
SUBSTITUTED BY A1838C
0 NY A11374 Engross
50%		 Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage squid.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-05-29
RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
0 NY S10062 Intro
25%		 Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage squid.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-05-29
SUBSTITUTED BY A11374
0 NY S10061 Intro
25%		 Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage sharks.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-05-29
SUBSTITUTED BY A11381
0 NY A11381 Engross
50%		 Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage sharks.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-05-29
RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
0 NY A07983 Intro
25%		 Prohibits the purchase of ammunition if such purchaser failed a background check, is prohibited by federal law or is subject to a temporary or extreme risk protection order issued pursuant to article sixty-three-A of the civil practice law and rules.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-05-28
substituted by s7236
0 NY S09334 Intro
25%		 Relates to consumer warnings regarding rifles, shotguns, and firearms; provides that a graphic warning that depicts the nature of the health and safety risks of firearms be provided when any license or permit is issued or amended.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-05-28
To Senate Codes Committee
0 NY S07236 Engross
50%		 Prohibits the purchase of ammunition if such purchaser failed a background check, is prohibited by federal law or is subject to a temporary or extreme risk protection order issued pursuant to article sixty-three-A of the civil practice law and rules.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-05-28
returned to senate
0 NY S10045 Engross
50%		 Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to restrict the taking of fish, shellfish and crustacea in special management areas.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-05-28
returned to senate
0 NY A11352 Intro
25%		 Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage the American eel to December thirty-first, two thousand twenty-nine.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-05-28
substituted by s10046
0 NY A11355 Intro
25%		 Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage winter flounder to 12/31/2029.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-05-28
substituted by s10072
0 NY A11361 Intro
25%		 Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation regarding the management of fluke-summer flounder to December 31, 2029.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-05-28
substituted by s10042
0 NY A11354 Intro
25%		 Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage blueback herring.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-05-28
substituted by s10041
0 NY A11353 Intro
25%		 Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-05-28
substituted by s10047
0 NY A11347 Intro
25%		 Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage scup to December thirty-first, two thousand twenty-nine.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-05-28
substituted by s10043
0 NY A11441 Intro
25%		 Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage Atlantic herring to December thirty-first, two thousand twenty-nine.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-05-28
substituted by s10039
0 NY A11442 Intro
25%		 Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to restrict the taking of fish, shellfish and crustacea in special management areas.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-05-28
substituted by s10045
0 NY A11440 Intro
25%		 Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage whelk and conch to December 31, 2029.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-05-28
substituted by s10071
0 NY S10041 Engross
50%		 Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage blueback herring.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-05-28
returned to senate
0 NY S10039 Engross
50%		 Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage Atlantic herring to December thirty-first, two thousand twenty-nine.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-05-28
returned to senate
0 NY S10042 Engross
50%		 Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation regarding the management of fluke-summer flounder to December 31, 2029.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-05-28
returned to senate
0 NY S10043 Engross
50%		 Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage scup to December thirty-first, two thousand twenty-nine.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-05-28
returned to senate
0 NY S10072 Engross
50%		 Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage winter flounder to 12/31/2029.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-05-28
returned to senate
0 NY A06270 Intro
25%		 Requires all authorities having jurisdiction over a population exceeding five thousand residents to adopt a residential automated solar permitting platform by June thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-05-28
To Assembly Energy Committee
0 NY S10047 Engross
50%		 Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-05-28
returned to senate
0 NY S10046 Engross
50%		 Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage the American eel to December thirty-first, two thousand twenty-nine.
[Detail][Text][Discuss]		 2026-05-28
returned to senate

 

Tick-Borne Disease Exposure on the Rise, according to CDC

Tick-Borne Disease Exposure on the Rise, according to CDC

by | May 28, 2026 | ProtectCommunity

The rise in the WNY tick populations has certainly been a subject of hot discussion in recent years, as has the associated rise in exposure to tick-borne disease, like Lyme Disease, as the numbers of black-legged ticks, or deer ticks, continues to grow in closer proximity to our suburban and urban population centers.

A recent news article on Fox News (May 28, 2026) indicates the CDC has so far tracked this season a record number of tick bite-related emergency room visits, accounting for roughly 71 cases per 100,000, on average. This finding applies to April 2026 alone, and doctors are warning that we can expect a continued rise in tick-borne diseases, as these 8-legged, blind parasites expand their range with the help of increased numbers of hosts, like whitetailed deer, carrying these arachnids into suburban and urban backyards. The CDC further reports that the largest age group being seen in ERs includes children younger than age 10, and older Americans age 70-79. This makes sense, as young children play in their back yards, often exposed to areas harboring ticks, and many retired people engage in gardening, America’s #1 pastime/ hobby.

In WNY, and throughout much of NYS, this increasing problem and threat to public health can be traced back to the increased numbers of deer being encountered in more densely populated areas continues to be the trend. But, deer alone, are not the only cause, as the reservoir species for the Lyme disease bacteria is the white-footed mouse, a rodent of great abundance in WNY, and one where unique conditions are now unintentionally exposing more mice to the communities, through reclaiming old railways for hiking and biking trails, and demolition of long, abandoned properties – places that acted as homes for the mice – have been cleaned up, debris and cover removed, forcing the mice to spread out from their established population centers. The mice are the easiest of hosts, especially for nymph ticks, and if that first meal the tick consumes comes from a carrier of Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacteria that causes Lyme Disease, that tick becomes a danger. According to Dr. Stephen Goldberg, MD, family medicine practitioner at UofLHealth, Louisville, KY, “the recovery and expansion of white-tailed deer populations — critical hosts for adult blacklegged ticks — has been a major driver,” Goldberg added. “Deer density is positively associated with Lyme disease incidence.”

CDC reports that over the past 30 years, cases of Lyme disease have grown 3-fold, Nationally, but in pockets, like the Ohio River Valley, and in NE states like NY and VT, cases of Lyme disease have exploded nearly 10-fold over the past decade.

Tick borne diseases aren’t limited to the deer tick, or Lyme disease. The lone star tick, a species predominantly found in the SW, has been expanding its range, bringing concerns of alfa-gal

exposure that causes allergic reactions to red meat. Although most tick-borne disease are bacteria-based, emerging viral threats, like Powassan virus, which is also carried by the deer tick, which can transmit very quickly, vs. Lyme disease, which can require up to 36 hours of tick exposure to transmit the bacteria. Powassan can cause severe encephalitis with a roughly 10% to 15% fatality rate, and more than half of survivors have lasting neurological deficits, Goldberg noted.

The threat of exposure to ticks can certainly impact outdoors enjoyment, be it hunting turkey in the spring, to simply spending time in your own backyard or working your garden. Fortunately, dealing with ticks isn’t something that just cropped up, although concern over tick exposure has expanded to include settings that used to be considered to be “tick-free”. Sheri Voss, a local expert in tick exposure and tick-borne disease prevention with WNY Lyme Associates, has been growing the awareness of this threat throughout WNY, and through events like the Erie County Federation’s National Hunting and Fishing Day celebration, brings her hands-on knowledge and advice to the public at large, arming us all with the how-to’s in limiting exposure to ticks, and what to do in the event a tick has latched onto you.

Treating your outerwear with Permethrin, applying insect repellent, like DEET or Picaradin on exposed skin, wearing light-colored, long sleeve shirts, pants with pant legs tucked into your socks to prevent ticks from traveling up your pant leg, can keep you safe from exposure. When you leave the field, bag your outerwear before putting it in your car. Take a shower when you return home to wash any insects off, and careful inspection for any ticks that may have attached, will help keep you safe. If a tick is found, extract the insect using a fine nosed pair of tweezers, gripping the tick firmly, and pulling straight up and out. You can put the tick in a small plastic baggie to have it tested for Lyme disease, but oftentimes, it is advisable to seek medical attention, as you may not know how long the tick was attached, and the sooner treatment is started, the better the outcomes regardless of illness you may have been exposed to.

How can this threat be reduced? Besides the personal protection steps, you can reduce tick exposure from your surroundings by:

· Keeping your lawn mowed to a short length – ticks love long grasses

· Rake up winter debris like old leaves and tree debris for disposal

· Keep thicker vegetation away from your house

· Remove any potential cover areas that could be used by mice for nesting

And, of course, become a hunter. Deer management is critical for healthy living, for both mankind and deer alike. The fact that you are feeding your family with one of healthiest forms of protein that exists, or even feeding neighbors or those in need, while reducing public health threats should be more than enough reason to become a conservation steward.

Legislative Report 05-28-26

by | May 28, 2026 | Laws and Legislation

PLEASE NOTE: 

 “We in America do not have government by the majority – we have government by the majority who participate…. All  

Tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.”      -Thomas Jefferson 

 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. 

 Several proposed bills will appear more than once or seem to. This is because they have moved through several different committees in their corresponding chamber or have been amended or a version has been introduced in the other NYS Assembly or Senate Chamber.  

Clicking on the bill number will take you to the bill. Clicking on “Detail” will take to the bill, its summary, whose sponsoring it, the current area it is in, and whether it is being monitored. Clicking on “Text” gives you the actual wording of the bill. Clicking on “Discuss” gives you any discussion on the bill. 

 

0 

 

NY 

A10485 

Intro 
25% 

Relates to consumer warnings regarding rifles, shotguns, and firearms; provides that a graphic warning that depicts the nature of the health and safety risks of firearms be provided when any license or permit is issued or amended. 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-05-22 
To Assembly Codes Committee 

 

0 

 

US 

HB9009 

Intro 
25% 

To repeal the Hughes Amendment to the Firearm Owners’ Protection Act. 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-05-22 
To House Judiciary Committee 

 

0 

 

NY 

S09302 

Intro 
25% 

Extends the authorization for hunting big game by rifle in the county of Niagara until 2028. 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-05-21 
2ND REPORT CAL. 

 

0 

 

NY 

S09592 

Intro 
25% 

Approves notice and proof of disability or proof of need for family leave, or proof of disability for a special cross-bow permit, from an attending nurse practitioner. 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-05-21 
2ND REPORT CAL. 

 

0 

 

NY 

S04755 

Engross 
50% 

Establishes the farm ownership succession planning program to provide farm owners with a succession planning toolkit that can be used by such farm owners who plan on selling or closing their farm. 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-05-21 
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

 

0 

 

NY 

A01210 

Intro 
25% 

Establishes a three calendar day waiting period from contact of the New York State National Instant Background Check System (NYS NICS) before a firearm, shotgun or rifle may be delivered to a person; provides exceptions where a person possesses a lic… 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-05-21 
To Assembly Codes Committee 

 

0 

 

NY 

S07164 

Intro 
25% 

Authorizes seniors and persons who are severely disabled to use an ATV to enter and exit certain lands where ice fishing is permitted by the department of environmental conservation when conditions are reasonably safe for the operation of ATV’s. 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-05-21 
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

 

0 

 

NY 

A11372 

Intro 
25% 

Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to defining spearguns and allowing recreational spearfishing in New York’s marine and coastal waters. 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-05-21 
ordered to third reading rules cal.200 

 

0 

 

NY 

A11352 

Intro 
25% 

Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage the American eel to December thirty-first, two thousand twenty-nine. 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-05-21 
ordered to third reading rules cal.193 

 

0 

 

NY 

A11355 

Intro 
25% 

Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage winter flounder to 12/31/2029. 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-05-21 
ordered to third reading rules cal.196 

 

0 

 

NY 

A11361 

Intro 
25% 

Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation regarding the management of fluke-summer flounder to December 31, 2029. 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-05-21 
ordered to third reading rules cal.197 

 

0 

 

NY 

A11354 

Intro 
25% 

Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage blueback herring. 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-05-21 
ordered to third reading rules cal.195 

 

0 

 

NY 

A11353 

Intro 
25% 

Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon. 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-05-21 
ordered to third reading rules cal.194 

 

0 

 

NY 

A11347 

Intro 
25% 

Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage scup to December thirty-first, two thousand twenty-nine. 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-05-21 
ordered to third reading rules cal.191 

 

0 

 

NY 

A11441 

Intro 
25% 

Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage Atlantic herring to December thirty-first, two thousand twenty-nine. 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-05-21 
ordered to third reading rules cal.207 

 

0 

 

NY 

A11442 

Intro 
25% 

Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to restrict the taking of fish, shellfish and crustacea in special management areas. 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-05-21 
ordered to third reading rules cal.208 

 

0 

 

NY 

A11440 

Intro 
25% 

Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage whelk and conch to December 31, 2029. 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-05-21 
ordered to third reading rules cal.206 

 

0 

 

US 

HB9003 

Intro 
25% 

To prohibit the United States Postal Service from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing a proposed rule with respect to the mailing of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms capable of being concealed on the person. 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-05-21 
To House Oversight And Government Reform Committee 

 

0 

 

NY 

A10480 

Intro 
25% 

Extends the authorization for hunting big game by rifle in the county of Niagara until 2028. 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-05-20 
To Assembly Rules Committee 

 

0 

 

NY 

A01838 

Intro 
25% 

Relates to the sale and possession of self-defense spray devices in the state; removes the requirement that only authorized dealers and pharmacists could sell such devices; provides that no more than two self-defense spray devices may be sold at any … 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-05-20 
To Assembly Codes Committee 

 

0 

 

NY 

S04922 

Intro 
25% 

Relates to the sale and possession of self-defense spray devices in the state; removes the requirement that only authorized dealers and pharmacists could sell such devices; permits shipping of such devices within the state; repeals certain provisions… 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-05-20 
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

 

0 

 

NY 

A11328 

Intro 
25% 

Requires reporting of the tick-borne disease of Alpha-gal syndrome. 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-05-20 
ordered to third reading rules cal.165 

 

0 

 

NY 

S07236 

Engross 
50% 

Prohibits the purchase of ammunition if such purchaser failed a background check, is prohibited by federal law or is subject to a temporary or extreme risk protection order issued pursuant to article sixty-three-A of the civil practice law and rules. 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-05-19 
To Assembly Codes Committee 

 

0 

 

NY 

A09373 

Intro 
25% 

Requires bidders on contracts to purchase firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories to submit a statement that the bidder is licensed and in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules and regulations relating to the sale… 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-05-19 
To Assembly Ways and Means Committee 

 

0 

 

NY 

A09089 

Intro 
25% 

Prohibits the passage of bills by the legislature between the hours of midnight and eight o’clock a.m. unless 2/3 of the legislature is present; requires two-thirds approval for messages of necessity. 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-05-19 
To Assembly Governmental Operations Committee 

 

0 

 

NY 

S10531 

Intro 
25% 

Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to defining spearguns and allowing recreational spearfishing in New York’s marine and coastal waters. 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-05-19 
To Senate Environmental Conservation Committee 

 

0 

 

US 

SB4573 

Intro 
25% 

A bill to designate the Great Lakes Commission as a Regional Great Lakes Partnership, and for other purposes. 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-05-19 
To Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee 

 

0 

 

NY 

S09629 

Intro 
25% 

Enacts “Francesco’s law” which establishes violations for the failure to safely store rifles, shotguns, and firearms in the presence of a minor or a prohibited person; requires the office of gun violence prevention to collect and analyze statistical … 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-05-18 
To Senate Finance Committee 

 

0 

 

NY 

S08608 

Intro 
25% 

Requires bidders on contracts to purchase firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories to submit a statement that the bidder is licensed and in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules and regulations relating to the sale… 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-05-18 
To Senate Procurement and Contracts Committee 

 

0 

 

NY 

S10438 

Intro 
25% 

Allows physically disabled individuals who are not able to stand up to complete the two-hour live-fire range training course requirement for a concealed carry license while sitting. 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-05-15 
To Senate Codes Committee 

 

0 

 

US 

HB8619 

Intro 
25% 

To make unlawful the sale of any firearm by a licensed manufacturer, licensed importer, or licensed dealer without a written notice promoting safe storage and a safe storage device, to create and disseminate best practices regarding safe firearm stor… 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-05-15 
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3541) 

 

0 

 

NY 

A10701 

Intro 
25% 

Relates to certain types of imitation guns, including air rifles, pellet guns, and “B-B” guns. 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-05-14 
To Assembly Consumer Affairs and Protection Committee 

 

0 

 

NY 

S04033 

Engross 
50% 

Provides for the disposition of certain fines and penalties; directs such fines to a conservation enforcement account in the state conservation fund. 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-05-14 
To Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee 

 

0 

 

NY 

A03191 

Engross 
50% 

Allows physically disabled individuals who are not able to stand up to complete the two-hour live-fire range training course requirement for a concealed carry license while sitting. 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-05-14 
To Senate Codes Committee 

 

0 

 

NY 

S02438 

Engross 
50% 

Requires potable water testing at state and local parks at least once every three years and any finding of lead contamination must be abated within ninety days. 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-05-14 
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

 

0 

 

NY 

A10936 

Engross 
50% 

Specifies the marine and coastal district as part of the definition of tidal wetlands. 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-05-13 
delivered to senate 

 

0 

 

US 

HB2071 

Engross 
50% 

To prohibit Federal funds from being made available to international financial institutions for the purposes of financing foreign shrimp farms, and for other purposes. 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-05-13 
To Senate Foreign Relations Committee 

 

0 

 

NY 

S10045 

Engross 
50% 

Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to restrict the taking of fish, shellfish and crustacea in special management areas. 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-05-13 
To Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee 

 

0 

 

NY 

A01962 

Engross 
50% 

Enacts “Francesco’s law” which establishes violations for the failure to safely store rifles, shotguns, and firearms in the presence of a minor or a prohibited person; requires the office of gun violence prevention to collect and analyze statistical … 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-05-13 
To Senate Codes Committee 

 

0 

 

NY 

A09609 

Intro 
25% 

Approves notice and proof of disability or proof of need for family leave, or proof of disability for a special cross-bow permit, from an attending nurse practitioner. 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-05-12 
To Assembly Rules Committee 

 

0 

 

NY 

S05208 

Intro 
25% 

Requires community boards to provide public notice of any planned siting and construction of battery energy storage systems and to provide for annual inspections of such battery energy storage systems; defines “battery energy storage systems”; requir… 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-05-12 
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

 

0 

 

NY 

A11168 

Engross 
50% 

Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage black sea bass. 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-05-12 
To Senate Environmental Conservation Committee 

 

0 

 

NY 

A11167 

Engross 
50% 

Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage Atlantic Cod. 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-05-12 
To Senate Environmental Conservation Committee 

 

0 

 

NY 

S09098 

Engross 
50% 

Extends the urban deer management pilot program for an additional three years. 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-05-11 
returned to senate 

 

0 

 

NY 

S09462 

Intro 
25% 

Provides for the issuance of deer management permits in the northern zone of the state. 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-05-07 
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

 

0 

 

NY 

S10038 

Intro 
25% 

Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage Atlantic Cod. 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-05-07 
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

 

0 

 

NY 

S10040 

Intro 
25% 

Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage black sea bass. 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-05-07 
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

 

0 

 

US 

HB8694 

Intro 
25% 

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit short-term, Buy Now, Pay Later loans for the purchase of semiautomatic assault weapons. 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-05-07 
To House Judiciary Committee 

 

0 

 

NY 

S01167 

Intro 
25% 

Repeals the prohibition on fossil fuel equipment and building systems in new buildings that is to become effective in 2026. 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-05-06 
DEFEATED IN ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS 

 

0 

 

NY 

A02003 

Intro 
25% 

Exempts the burning of wood for recreation, building heating and cooking from certain greenhouse gas emissions reduction requirements. 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-05-05 
To Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee 

0 

 

NY 

S09215 

Intro 
25% 

Relates to certain types of imitation guns, including air rifles, pellet guns, and “B-B” guns. 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-05-04 
To Senate Consumer Affairs and Protection Committee 

  

 

0 

 

NY 

S01026 

Engross 
50% 

Relates to establishing a voluntary waiver of the right to purchase firearms, rifles or shotguns; requires the division of state police to maintain statewide records of individuals who have waived the right to purchase firearms, rifles, or shotguns a… 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-05-04 
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

 

0 

 

NY 

S10179 

Intro 
25% 

Establishes a counties of Nassau and Suffolk deer management pilot program; allows for a local opt-in to such pilot program for municipalities located within either county; requires reporting; makes related provisions. 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-05-04 
To Senate Environmental Conservation Committee 

 

0 

 

US 

HB8591 

Intro 
25% 

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exclusion from gross income of gain from the sale of qualified farm property to qualified family members. 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-04-30 
To House Ways And Means Committee 

 

0 

 

US 

SB4454 

Intro 
25% 

A bill to amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to remove the exclusion of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms from the definition of consumer product in order to permit the issuance for safety standards for such articles by the Consumer Product S… 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-04-30 
To Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee 

 

0 

 

NY 

A10633 

Engross 
50% 

Provides for the issuance of deer management permits in the northern zone of the state. 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-04-28 
To Senate Environmental Conservation Committee 

 

0 

 

NY 

A09047 

Intro 
25% 

Prohibits the sale, offer for sale, or distribution of foam flotation docks, buoys and floating structures in the state where such foam flotation is not fully encapsulated to prevent degradation into the environment. 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-04-28 
amended on third reading 9047b 

 

0 

 

NY 

S00626 

Engross 
50% 

Relates to adding ammunition to the list of prohibited items to purchase or dispose of after certain convictions. 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-04-27 
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

 

0 

 

NY 

S00399 

Intro 
25% 

Makes it illegal for certain persons to possess or sell a pistol converter or a converted pistol; directs the superintendent of the state police to publish a list of pistols that the superintendent has determined to be convertible pistols. 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-04-27 
To Senate Codes Committee 

 

0 

 

NY 

S01129 

Intro 
25% 

Prohibits the sale, offer for sale, or distribution of foam flotation docks, buoys and floating structures in the state where such foam flotation is not fully encapsulated to prevent degradation into the environment. 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-04-27 
AMENDED ON THIRD READING 1129B 

 

0 

 

NY 

A11097 

Intro 
25% 

Permits certified handicapped individuals and senior citizens to use all-terrain vehicles on state land for certain hunting purposes; directs the department of environmental conservation to establish a senior game recovery permit program to allow use… 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-04-24 
To Assembly Transportation Committee 

 

0 

 

NY 

A10352 

Intro 
25% 

Prohibits game taken by a firearm using lead ammunition from being donated for human consumption. 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-04-23 
advanced to third reading cal.381 

 

0 

 

NY 

A01103 

Intro 
25% 

Requires the department of environmental conservation to review laws and policies pertaining to free or reduced cost hunting and fishing licenses. 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-04-23 
advanced to third reading cal.349 

 

0 

 

NY 

A10307 

Intro 
25% 

Requires notification of firearm denials to local law enforcement and the local prosecutor having jurisdiction where the prohibited person sought to acquire the firearm; requires local law enforcement to investigate within five business days. 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-04-23 
advanced to third reading cal.379 

 

0 

 

NY 

A00198 

Intro 
25% 

Relates to establishing a voluntary waiver of the right to purchase firearms, rifles or shotguns; requires the division of state police to maintain statewide records of individuals who have waived the right to purchase firearms, rifles, or shotguns a… 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-04-23 
advanced to third reading cal.347 

 

0 

 

NY 

A00199 

Intro 
25% 

Makes it illegal for certain persons to possess or sell a pistol converter or a converted pistol; directs the superintendent of the state police to publish a list of pistols that the superintendent has determined to be convertible pistols. 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-04-23 
To Assembly Codes Committee 

 

0 

 

NY 

S01833 

Engross 
50% 

Enacts the “harmful algal bloom monitoring and prevention act”; establishes the harmful algal bloom monitoring and prevention fund. 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-04-22 
To Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee 

 

0 

 

US 

SR683 

Intro 
25% 

A resolution raising awareness of lake sturgeon. 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-04-22 
To Senate Environment And Public Works Committee 

 

0 

 

US 

HB8438 

Intro 
25% 

To provide for the conservation of wildlife corridors and habitat connectivity, and for other purposes. 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-04-22 
To House Natural Resources Committee 

 

0 

 

NY 

A07402 

Intro 
25% 

Eliminates sporting license fees for honorably discharged, disabled veterans. 
[Detail][Text][Discuss] 

2026-04-21 
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A04747 

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Relates to enacting the Come Home to Hunt Act, which provides for the purchase of a two-day hunting license for non-residents to hunt domestic game bird, migratory game bird, big game, and small game. 
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2026-04-21 
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A04555 

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Waives the thirty day residency requirement for certain hunting licenses for active duty military members and their families on permanent orders to be stationed within the state. 
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2026-04-21 
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A04318 

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Relates to fees for hunting, fishing and trapping licenses; provides free fishing, hunting and trapping licenses for certain members of the military. 
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2026-04-21 
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A01801 

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Permits those licensed to carry or possess a pistol or revolver or to purchase or take possession of a semi-automatic rifle or licensed to hunt wildlife to purchase or take possession of ammunition without requiring contacting the statewide license a… 
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2026-04-21 
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A08996 

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Authorizes local governments to opt out of mandates and benchmarks arising under the climate leadership and community protection act and associated universal electrification requirements by filing a resolution with the department of environmental con… 
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2026-04-21 
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Evangola State Park Improvementns

Evangola State Park Improvementns

by | May 9, 2026 | Conservation News

The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (NYSOPRHP), as lead agency, has determined that the proposed Evangola State Park- Site and Bathhouse Improvements will not have a significant adverse environmental impact. The action involves the Various parkwide improvements will be made throughout Evangola State Park, as well as to the existing bathhouse. Site improvements will include reconfiguration of the existing entrance road, construction of new multi-use paths, milling and paving of existing roads and parking lots, removal and replacement in-kind of the existing tollbooth, demolition of an existing bathroom building in Area 4 and replacement with a new prefabricated bathroom building, installation of a new pavilion, and parkwide tree plantings and signage upgrades. Site improvements in the maintenance area of the park will include demolition and reconstruction of an existing salt barn, construction of a new pole barn, and removal and replacement in-kind of existing fuel dispensers and tank monitoring equipment. Improvements to the existing bathhouse will include interior improvements and reconfiguration, upgrades to interior fixtures and finishes, modifications to the masonry courtyard walls, removal of the outdoor shower area, improvements to the bathhouse plaza and flag plaza, and associated utility work. The project is located at 10191 Old Lake Shore Rd, Irving in the Town of Brant and the Town of Evans, New York.