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A 8098: Authorizes the department of environmental conservation to independently add to the lists of prohibited and regulated invasive species on an emergency basis pending review by the department of agriculture and markets in consultation with the New York invasive species council.
What A 8098 does, verified January 20, 2026
The bill aims to amend the Environmental Conservation Law to allow the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to independently add invasive species to the list of prohibited and regulated species on an emergency basis. The DEC will have the authority to make these additions pending review by the Department of Agriculture and Markets in consultation with the Council. This change is intended to provide a faster response to emerging invasive species threats. The bill will take effect 30 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 environmental conservation (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 8098
- What is the current status of A 8098?
- As of January 20, 2026, A 8098 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 8098 pass?
- Not yet. A 8098 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 8098, and where is it now?
- A 8098 was authored by Asm. Anna Kelles with 1 coauthor. Its committee of record is Assembly Environmental Conservation.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to environmental conservation |
| Apr. 30, 2025 | referred to environmental conservation |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 30, 2025 · 207 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8098 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY April 30, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. KELLES -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to authorizing the department of environmental conservation to independ- ently add to the lists of prohibited and regulated invasive species on an emergency basis The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 9-1709 of the environmental conservation law is 2 amended by adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows: 3 3. Notwithstanding any provision of law, rule or regulation to the 4 contrary, the department shall have the authority to independently add 5 to the lists of prohibited and regulated invasive species on an emergen- 6 cy basis pending review by the department of agriculture and markets in 7 consultation with the council. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall 9 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD00137-01-5
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