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S 10041: Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage blueback herring.

New York · Senate · 2025–2026 Legislative Session · last verified August 15, 2026

What S 10041 does, verified August 15, 2026

<p> This bill amends the Environmental Conservation Law to extend the authority of the Department of Environmental Conservation to manage blueback herring. The specific amendment updates the expiration date for this management authority from December 31, 2026, to December 31, 2029. The act is designed to take effect immediately upon passage. </p>

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Last action: SIGNED CHAP.224 (2026-08-14)Alert me
Quick answers about S 10041
What is the current status of S 10041?
As of August 15, 2026, S 10041 is recorded as "Chaptered/Signed": it has been signed by the Governor and chaptered into law. The last recorded action, on August 14, 2026, was "SIGNED CHAP.224".
Did S 10041 pass?
Yes. S 10041 passed both houses and was signed into law (last action August 14, 2026). 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 S 10041, and where is it now?
S 10041 was authored by Sen. Jessica Scarcella-Spanton.
Recent actions13 total · showing 5
Aug. 14, 2026SIGNED CHAP.224
Aug. 07, 2026DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
May. 28, 2026returned to senate
May. 28, 2026passed assembly
May. 28, 2026ordered to third reading rules cal.195
Full action history, 8 earlier actionsConnect Plus
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 24, 2026 · 169 words
  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 10041  IN SENATE April 24, 2026 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SCARCELLA-SPANTON -- (at request of the Department of Environmental Conservation) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conser- vation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to extending the authority of the department of environmental conserva- tion to manage blueback herring The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph g of subdivision 1 of section 13-0339-a of the 2 environmental conservation law, as amended by chapter 313 of the laws of 3 2023, is amended to read as follows: 4 g. blueback herring (Alosa aestivalis) until December thirty-first, 5 two thousand [twenty-six] twenty-nine, 6 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15007-01-6 
Text of S 10041 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions
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