Legislative Report 04-23-26
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.
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.
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A bill to reform Federal firearms laws, and for other purposes. |
2026-04-16 |
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A bill to reauthorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, and for other purposes. |
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To restore and protect the Second Amendment rights of residents and United States citizens who visit the District of Columbia by modernizing the District’s firearm laws, eliminating prior restraints on acquisition and possession, establishing conceal… |
2026-04-15 |
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Specifies the marine and coastal district as part of the definition of tidal wetlands. |
2026-04-14 |
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Prohibits the trade of farmed fur products if any of the fur was sourced from an animal that was raised, maintained, kept, or housed for all or part of its life on a fur farm. |
2026-04-14 |
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Authorizes municipalities to require a permit for the construction of a major renewable energy facility, major electric transmission facility or certain major electric generating facilities. |
2026-04-14 |
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Prohibits the use of trawling, gill nets, and trammel nets except for scientific purposes. |
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Authorizes municipalities to require a permit for the construction of a major renewable energy facility, major electric transmission facility or certain major electric generating facilities. |
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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 … |
2026-04-13 |
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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. |
2026-04-13 |
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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. |
2026-04-07 |
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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… |
2026-04-02 |
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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… |
2026-04-01 |
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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… |
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Relates to revoking a license to carry, possess, repair and dispose of firearms for a conviction for failure to safely store rifles, shotguns, and firearms. |
2026-03-31 |
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Relates to allowing the possession and sale of electronic dart guns and electronic stun guns for self-defense; adds such weapons in the definition of obstructing governmental administration by means of a self-defense spray device. |
2026-03-30 |
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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 … |
2026-03-30 |
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Provides for the disposition of certain fines and penalties; directs such fines to a conservation enforcement account in the state conservation fund. |
2026-03-30 |
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Prohibits the hunting of leucistic deer, including white deer and albino deer, or melanistic deer; authorizes the hunting of such deer on private property. |
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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. |
2026-03-26 |
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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. |
2026-03-26 |
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Enacts the “harmful algal bloom monitoring and prevention act”; establishes the harmful algal bloom monitoring and prevention fund. |
2026-03-26 |
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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… |
2026-03-26 |
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A bill to amend the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act with respect to sport fish restoration and recreational boating safety, and for other purposes. |
2026-03-26 |
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To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to co-locate renewable energy projects on certain existing Federal leased areas, and for other purposes. |
2026-03-25 |
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Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the creation of the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute, Inc., and commending its work establishing industry standards that ensure the safe interoperability of firearms and ammunition. |
2026-03-25 |
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To prohibit Federal funds from being made available to international financial institutions for the purposes of financing foreign shrimp farms, and for other purposes. |
2026-03-25 |
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A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate certain limitations with respect to pre-production plastic pellet pollution, and for other purposes. |
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To require serialization of firearms produced through additive manufacturing and of unserialized firearms possessed by federally licensed firearms dealers and gunsmiths, to establish penalties for violations, and for other purposes. |
2026-03-24 |
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A bill to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing at its sources globally. |
2026-03-24 |
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Replaces the terms father, mother, and filiation to gender neutral language. |
2026-03-23 |
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Relates to certain types of imitation guns, including air rifles, pellet guns, and “B-B” guns. |
2026-03-20 |
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