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A 8661: Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to fix open season and bag limits for pheasant hunting on Long Island by individuals who hold a junior license.
What A 8661 does, verified September 28, 2025
The bill aims to amend the Environmental Conservation Law to extend the effectiveness of a provision related to youth pheasant hunting days on Long Island. The current provision, which was introduced in 2011, would take effect 60 days after the bill becomes a law. However, a specific paragraph would expire and be repealed on December 31, 2028. The bill also includes a provision that would take effect immediately, making it effective right away.
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Last action: signed chap.245 (2025-08-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 8661
- What is the current status of A 8661?
- As of September 28, 2025, A 8661 is recorded as "Chaptered/Signed": it has been signed by the Governor and chaptered into law. The last recorded action, on August 7, 2025, was "signed chap.245".
- Did A 8661 pass?
- Yes. A 8661 passed both houses and was signed into law (last action August 7, 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 8661, and where is it now?
- A 8661 was authored by Asm. Tommy John Schiavoni.
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| Aug. 07, 2025 | signed chap.245 |
| Aug. 04, 2025 | delivered to governor |
| Jun. 11, 2025 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY |
| Jun. 11, 2025 | PASSED SENATE |
| Jun. 11, 2025 | 3RD READING CAL.1383 |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, May 23, 2025 · 223 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8661 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY May 23, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SCHIAVONI -- (at request of the Department of Environmental Conservation) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend chapter 366 of the laws of 2011 amending the environ- mental conservation law relating to youth pheasant hunting days on Long Island, in relation to the effectiveness thereof The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 3 of chapter 366 of the laws of 2011, amending the 2 environmental conservation law relating to youth pheasant hunting days 3 on Long Island, as amended by chapter 300 of the laws of 2022, is 4 amended to read as follows: 5 § 3. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall 6 have become a law; provided that paragraph c-1 of section 11-0903 of the 7 environmental conservation law as added by section one of this act shall 8 expire and be deemed repealed on December 31, [2025] 2028. 9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09956-01-5
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