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A 8654: Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage American eel from 2025 to 2026.
What A 8654 does, verified September 28, 2025
The bill aims to extend the authority of the Department of Environmental Conservation to manage the American eel. The proposed change would allow for the management of the American eel until December 31, 2026. This amendment would enable the department to take necessary actions to conserve and protect the American eel population. The changes would take effect immediately upon the bill's passage.
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Last action: signed chap.203 (2025-07-29)Alert me
Quick answers about A 8654
- What is the current status of A 8654?
- As of September 28, 2025, A 8654 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.203".
- Did A 8654 pass?
- Yes. A 8654 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 8654, and where is it now?
- A 8654 was authored by Asm. Deborah Glick.
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| Jul. 29, 2025 | signed chap.203 |
| Jul. 29, 2025 | delivered to governor |
| Jun. 11, 2025 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY |
| Jun. 11, 2025 | PASSED SENATE |
| Jun. 11, 2025 | 3RD READING CAL.1382 |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, May 22, 2025 · 159 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8654 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY May 22, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GLICK -- 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 the American eel The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph b of subdivision 1 of section 13-0339-a of the 2 environmental conservation law, as amended by chapter 296 of the laws of 3 2022, is amended to read as follows: 4 b. American eel (Anguilla rostrata) until December thirty-first, two 5 thousand [twenty-five] twenty-six, 6 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD13220-01-5
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