Assembly BillIntroduced
A 8690: Decreases the setback requirement in the Peconic and Gardiner's Bays for the Suffolk County Lease Program and Sugar Kelp production from 1,000 feet to 500 feet.
What A 8690 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill aims to amend the Environmental Conservation Law to update the setback requirement for the Suffolk County Lease Program and sugar kelp cultivation in the Peconic and Gardiner's Bays. Underwater lands within 500 feet of the high water mark are excluded from shellfish cultivation zones. The changes take effect immediately.
Bill journey
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2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to environmental conservation (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 8690
- What is the current status of A 8690?
- As of January 9, 2026, A 8690 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to environmental conservation".
- Did A 8690 pass?
- Not yet. A 8690 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 8690, and where is it now?
- A 8690 was authored by Asm. Tommy John Schiavoni. Its committee of record is Assembly Environmental Conservation.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to environmental conservation |
| May. 29, 2025 | referred to environmental conservation |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, May 29, 2025 · 173 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8690 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY May 29, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SCHIAVONI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the setback requirement in the Peconic and Gardiner's Bays for the Suffolk County Lease Program and Sugar Kelp The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 4 of section 13-0302 of the 2 environmental conservation law, as amended by chapter 656 of the laws of 3 2021, is amended to read as follows: 4 a. Underwater lands within [one thousand] five hundred feet of the 5 high water mark shall not be included in a shellfish cultivation zone. 6 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD07541-01-5
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