Assembly BillPassed both houses
A 9693: Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions of law relating to the operation of personal watercraft and specialty prop-craft.
What A 9693 does, verified October 17, 2026
The proposed legislation aims to amend the navigation law and state finance law to regulate the operation of personal watercraft and specialty prop-craft. The amendments to section 8 of the law will take effect immediately. The effectiveness of the amendments will be divided into phases, with different age groups of operators subject to different requirements. The first phase will apply to operators born on or after January 1, 2000, with subsequent phases applying to operators born at increasingly earlier dates. The law also authorizes the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation to modify the dates provided in section 8 in the event that sufficient courses for boating safety certificates are not available. The proposed amendments will expire and be deemed repealed on January 1, 2029.
Bill journey
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Last action: delivered to governor (2026-10-16)Alert me
Quick answers about A 9693
- What is the current status of A 9693?
- As of October 17, 2026, A 9693 is recorded as "Passed both houses": it has cleared both chambers and awaits the Governor's signature or veto. The last recorded action, on October 16, 2026, was "delivered to governor".
- Did A 9693 pass?
- Not yet law. A 9693 has passed both houses and is waiting for the Governor to sign or veto it.
- Who wrote A 9693, and where is it now?
- A 9693 was authored by Asm. Michael Cashman.
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| Oct. 16, 2026 | delivered to governor |
| Jun. 04, 2026 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY |
| Jun. 04, 2026 | PASSED SENATE |
| Jun. 04, 2026 | 3RD READING CAL.1440 |
| Jun. 04, 2026 | SUBSTITUTED FOR S10525 |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 21, 2026 · 427 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 9693 IN ASSEMBLY January 21, 2026 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CASHMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development AN ACT to amend chapter 138 of the laws of 1998, amending the navigation law and the state finance law relating to the operation of personal watercraft and specialty prop-craft, 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 8 of chapter 138 of the laws of 1998, amending the 2 navigation law and the state finance law relating to the operation of 3 personal watercraft and specialty prop-craft, as amended by chapter 191 4 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows: 5 § 8. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that section two 6 of this act shall take effect January 1, 2000 and shall apply to all 7 operators born on or after January 1, 2000 and shall apply to all opera- 8 tors born on or after January 1, 1981, provided further on and after 9 January 1, 2001 and before January 1, 2002 such section shall apply to 10 all operators born on or after January 1, 1978; provided further that on 11 and after January 1, 2002 and before January 1, 2003 such section shall 12 apply to all operators born on or after January 1, 1975; provided 13 further that on and after January 1, 2003 and before January 1, 2004 14 such section shall apply to all operators born on or after January 1, 15 1972, and provided further that on and after January 1, 2004 it shall 16 apply to all operators; and provided further that section five of this 17 act shall expire and be deemed repealed January 1, [2027] 2029. Upon a 18 finding that courses do not exist in sufficient numbers to enable the 19 operators of personal watercraft to earn boating safety certificates in 20 a timely fashion as required by subdivision 1-a of section 49 of the 21 navigation law, as added by section two of this act, the commissioner of 22 parks, recreation and historic preservation is authorized by rule or 23 regulation to modify the dates provided in this section. 24 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08640-01-5
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