Assembly BillChaptered/Signed
A 8486: Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage bluefish from 2025 to 2028.
What A 8486 does, verified September 28, 2025
The bill aims to extend the authority of the Department of Environmental Conservation to manage bluefish populations. The department will have the power to set regulations, including size limits, catch and possession limits, open and closed seasons, closed areas, and restrictions on fishing methods. These regulations must be consistent with federal fishery management plans and must not be less restrictive than existing requirements. The regulations will be in place until December 31, 2025, and will apply to the management of bluefish populations. The bill takes effect immediately.
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Last action: signed chap.201 (2025-07-29)Alert me
Quick answers about A 8486
- What is the current status of A 8486?
- As of September 28, 2025, A 8486 is recorded as "Chaptered/Signed": it has been signed by the Governor and chaptered into law. The last recorded action, on July 29, 2025, was "signed chap.201".
- Did A 8486 pass?
- Yes. A 8486 passed both houses and was signed into law (last action July 29, 2025). New York laws take effect on the date written into the bill, often immediately on signing or a set number of days afterward.
- Who wrote A 8486, and where is it now?
- A 8486 was authored by Asm. Jordan Wright.
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| Jul. 29, 2025 | signed chap.201 |
| Jul. 29, 2025 | delivered to governor |
| Jun. 04, 2025 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY |
| Jun. 04, 2025 | PASSED SENATE |
| Jun. 04, 2025 | 3RD READING CAL.1064 |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, May 19, 2025 · 301 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8486 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY May 19, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WRIGHT -- (at request of the Department of Envi- ronmental Conservation) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to extending the authority of the department of environmental conserva- tion to manage bluefish The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 13-0340 of the environmental conservation law, as 2 amended by chapter 307 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 § 13-0340. Bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix). 5 The department may, until December thirty-first, two thousand [twen-6ty-five] twenty-eight, fix by regulation measures for the management of 7 bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix), including size limits, catch and 8 possession limits, open and closed seasons, closed areas, restrictions 9 on the manner of taking and landing, requirements for permits and eligi- 10 bility therefor, recordkeeping requirements, requirements on the amount 11 and type of fishing effort and gear, and requirements relating to trans- 12 portation, possession and sale, provided that such regulations are no 13 less restrictive than requirements set forth in this chapter and 14 provided further that such regulations are consistent with the compli- 15 ance requirements of applicable fishery management plans adopted by the 16 Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission and with applicable 17 provisions of fishery management plans adopted pursuant to the Federal 18 Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. § 1800 et seq.). 19 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09955-01-5
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