Assembly BillIntroduced
A 5757: Grants all veterans with a disability seven free days of sporting activity in New York state.
What A 5757 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to provide fee exemptions for disabled veterans in New York State. Disabled veterans with a disability are entitled to seven days of sporting activity in the state, which can be used at any time. This exemption allows the veterans to participate in activities normally requiring a license or permit without charge. The commissioner will determine what constitutes a disability and establish necessary rules and regulations to implement this exemption. The bill will take effect thirty days after it becomes a law.
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 5757
- What is the current status of A 5757?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 5757 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 5757 pass?
- Not yet. A 5757 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 5757, and where is it now?
- A 5757 was authored by Asm. Chris Tague with 12 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Environmental Conservation.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to environmental conservation |
| May. 20, 2025 | held for consideration in environmental conservation |
| Feb. 20, 2025 | referred to environmental conservation |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 20, 2025 · 249 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5757 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 20, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. TAGUE, MILLER, DURSO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to fee exemptions for disabled veterans The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 11-0715 of the environmental conservation law is 2 amended by adding a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows: 3 2-a. Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, any former 4 member of the United States armed forces with a disability, irrespective 5 of residency, is entitled to seven days of sporting activity in New York 6 state, to be used at anytime decided upon by such person, during which 7 such person shall be authorized without charge to partake in any of the 8 activities normally requiring either a license or permit under the 9 provisions of this article. 10 The commissioner shall determine what constitutes a disability for the 11 purposes of this subdivision and shall adopt such rules and regulations 12 necessary for the implementation of this subdivision. 13 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall 14 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08437-01-5
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