Assembly BillChaptered/Signed
A 8656: Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage hickory shad.
What A 8656 does, verified September 28, 2025
The bill aims to extend the authority of the Department of Environmental Conservation to manage hickory shad. It would allow the department to manage hickory shad until December 31, 2028. The changes would take effect immediately.
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Last action: signed chap.204 (2025-07-29)Alert me
Quick answers about A 8656
- What is the current status of A 8656?
- As of September 28, 2025, A 8656 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.204".
- Did A 8656 pass?
- Yes. A 8656 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 8656, and where is it now?
- A 8656 was authored by Asm. Paula Elaine Kay.
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| Jul. 29, 2025 | signed chap.204 |
| Jul. 29, 2025 | delivered to governor |
| Jun. 04, 2025 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY |
| Jun. 04, 2025 | PASSED SENATE |
| Jun. 04, 2025 | 3RD READING CAL.1065 |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, May 22, 2025 · 167 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8656 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY May 22, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. KAY -- (at request of the Department of Environ- mental 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 hickory shad The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph i of subdivision 1 of section 13-0339-a of the 2 environmental conservation law, as amended by chapter 302 of the laws of 3 2022, is amended to read as follows: 4 i. hickory shad (Alosa mediocris) until December thirty-first, two 5 thousand [twenty-five] twenty-eight. 6 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09961-01-5
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