Assembly BillIntroduced
A 6165: Enacts the wetlands homeowner's relief act; provides that a homeowner who currently lives within a wetlands designated area shall not have to apply for a building permit for use of land within a fifty foot periphery of the house and garage; provides that new maps may not be issued without prior approval from the legislature; prohibits DEC from delineating wetlands beyond the boundaries shown on official wetlands maps.
What A 6165 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to provide relief to homeowners living in wetlands designated areas. It eliminates the need for building permits for use of land within 50 feet from a homeowner's house and garage. The department is also prohibited from creating new wetlands maps without legislative approval. Additionally, the department cannot delineate wetlands beyond the boundaries of mapped wetlands shown on official maps. The changes take effect immediately.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
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Last action: referred to environmental conservation (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 6165
- What is the current status of A 6165?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 6165 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 6165 pass?
- Not yet. A 6165 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 6165, and where is it now?
- A 6165 was authored by Asm. John Lemondes with 4 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Environmental Conservation.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to environmental conservation |
| Feb. 26, 2025 | referred to environmental conservation |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 26, 2025 · 241 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6165 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 26, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LEMONDES -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to enacting the wetlands homeowner's relief act The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "wetlands 2 homeowner's relief act". 3 § 2. The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new 4 section 24-0303 to read as follows: 5 § 24-0303. Homeowners; wetlands. 6 1. A homeowner who currently lives within a wetlands designated area 7 shall not have to apply for building permits issued by the department 8 for use of land within fifty feet from the periphery of such homeowner's 9 house and garage. 10 2. Once the department has issued a wetlands map for any given 11 geographical area, a new map shall not be issued without approval by the 12 legislature. 13 3. The department is prohibited from delineating wetlands beyond the 14 boundaries of mapped wetlands shown on the department's official 15 wetlands maps. 16 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08693-01-5
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