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A 8658: Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage alewife.
What A 8658 does, verified September 28, 2025
The bill aims to extend the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage alewife, a type of fish, until December 28, 2028. This change will allow the department to continue managing alewife populations and ensuring the sustainability of this species. The bill takes effect immediately, making the proposed changes effective right away.
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Last action: signed chap.205 (2025-07-29)Alert me
Quick answers about A 8658
- What is the current status of A 8658?
- As of September 28, 2025, A 8658 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.205".
- Did A 8658 pass?
- Yes. A 8658 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 8658, and where is it now?
- A 8658 was authored by Asm. Rebecca Kassay.
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| Jul. 29, 2025 | signed chap.205 |
| Jul. 29, 2025 | delivered to governor |
| Jun. 04, 2025 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY |
| Jun. 04, 2025 | PASSED SENATE |
| Jun. 04, 2025 | 3RD READING CAL.1061 |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, May 23, 2025 · 165 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8658 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY May 23, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. KASSAY -- (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 alewife The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph f of subdivision 1 of section 13-0339-a of the 2 environmental conservation law, as amended by chapter 298 of the laws of 3 2022, is amended to read as follows: 4 f. alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus) 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. LBD09963-01-5
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