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A 2361: Requires owners of public boat launches to maintain at least one ring buoy or life preserver and a life-belt device on the premises.
What A 2361 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill aims to improve safety at public boat launches in New York state. Owners of public launches are required to maintain a ring buoy or life preserver with a suitable reel and a half-inch line attached to the shore, where it can be used to assist in saving lives. The commissioner of parks, recreation, and historic preservation will promulgate necessary rules and regulations to enforce these provisions. The bill takes effect 90 days after it becomes a law.
Bill journey
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2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 2361
- What is the current status of A 2361?
- As of January 9, 2026, A 2361 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 tourism, parks, arts and sports development".
- Did A 2361 pass?
- Not yet. A 2361 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 2361, and where is it now?
- A 2361 was authored by Asm. Robert Smullen. Its committee of record is Assembly Tourism, Parks, Arts & Sports Development.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development |
| Jan. 16, 2025 | referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 16, 2025 · 334 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2361 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 16, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SMULLEN -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development AN ACT to amend the navigation law, in relation to requiring certain safety devices at public boat launches The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The navigation law is amended by adding a new section 35-e 2 to read as follows: 3 § 35-e. Life preservers at public boat launches. 1. Notwithstanding 4 any contrary provision of this chapter or of any other law, it shall be 5 the duty of the owners of every public launch in this state to maintain 6 on each such premises at least one ring buoy or life preserver, with 7 quarter-inch line, not less than five hundred feet in length, with suit- 8 able reel attached thereto. In addition thereto, there shall be anchored 9 on the shore, a suitable reel with a half-inch line not less than five 10 hundred feet in length, with a life-belt attached thereto, kept in good 11 order and proper condition, so that it can readily be used by those 12 assisting in saving life. 13 2. The commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation 14 shall promulgate such rules and regulations as he or she deems necessary 15 to enforce the provisions of this section. 16 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 17 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment 18 and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation 19 of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and 20 completed on or before such date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05834-01-5
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