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A 6161: Permits municipalities within certain counties to apply for reimbursement from the state for law enforcement activities on waterways within their jurisdiction.
What A 6161 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill allows municipalities with a population between 390,000 and 425,000 inhabitants to receive reimbursement for expenses incurred in enforcing the navigation law, regardless of whether the county has filed an application for reimbursement. The total amount reimbursed cannot exceed the maximum reimbursement set forth in the navigation law. The bill takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to transportation (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 6161
- What is the current status of A 6161?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 6161 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 transportation".
- Did A 6161 pass?
- Not yet. A 6161 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 6161, and where is it now?
- A 6161 was authored by Asm. Karl Brabenec. Its committee of record is Assembly Transportation.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to transportation |
| Feb. 26, 2025 | referred to transportation |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 26, 2025 · 230 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6161 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 26, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BRABENEC -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Transportation AN ACT in relation to permitting certain municipalities to receive reimbursement from the state for law enforcement activities on water- ways within their jurisdiction The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 79-b of the navi- 2 gation law, any municipality in a county whose population is between 3 390,000 and 425,000 inhabitants, and whose police department patrols a 4 waterway within the jurisdiction of such municipality, shall be eligible 5 to apply for reimbursement for expenses incurred in the enforcement of 6 the applicable provisions of the navigation law regardless of whether 7 the county has filed an application for reimbursement; provided that the 8 total amount reimbursed to the municipality and the county shall not 9 exceed the maximum reimbursement as set forth in such section 79-b, as 10 determined by the department of parks, recreation and historic preserva- 11 tion. 12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06561-01-5
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