Assembly BillIntroduced
A 2209: Provides a fishing license exemption for disabled persons that do not live in a group home.
What A 2209 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed law aims to provide a fishing license exemption for disabled individuals who do not live in a group home. These individuals, aged 16 or older, and defined as disabled under the Social Services Law, would be allowed to take fish or frogs without a fishing license. However, they would still be prohibited from taking bait fish by net or trap. The law would take effect immediately.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to environmental conservation (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 2209
- What is the current status of A 2209?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 2209 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to environmental conservation".
- Did A 2209 pass?
- Not yet. A 2209 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 2209, and where is it now?
- A 2209 was authored by Asm. David DiPietro. Its committee of record is Assembly Environmental Conservation.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to environmental conservation |
| Jan. 15, 2025 | referred to environmental conservation |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 15, 2025 · 218 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2209 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 15, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DiPIETRO -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to providing a fishing license exemption for disabled persons that do not live in a group home The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 11-0707 of the environmental conservation law is 2 amended by adding a new subdivision 3-a to read as follows: 3 3-a. Any person who is sixteen years of age or older and is disabled 4 as defined under subdivision five of section two hundred eight of the 5 social services law and does not live in a group home as defined under 6 subdivision seventeen of section three hundred seventy-one of the social 7 services law may take fish or frogs as if they held a fishing license, 8 except that they may not take bait fish by net or trap. 9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05681-01-5
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