Senate BillPassed both houses
S 10045: Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to restrict the taking of fish, shellfish and crustacea in special management areas.
What S 10045 does, verified October 17, 2026
<p> This bill amends the Environmental Conservation Law to extend the authority of the Department of Environmental Conservation to restrict the taking of fish, shellfish, and crustaceans in special management areas. The amendment allows the department to adopt regulations limiting how these aquatic resources may be taken and restricting their landing within designated areas until December 31, 2029. These new regulations must remain consistent with relevant federal and interstate fisheries management plans and the state's marine fisheries conservation and management policy. The act takes effect immediately upon passage. </p>
Bill journey
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Last action: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (2026-10-16)Alert me
Quick answers about S 10045
- What is the current status of S 10045?
- As of October 17, 2026, S 10045 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 S 10045 pass?
- Not yet law. S 10045 has passed both houses and is waiting for the Governor to sign or veto it.
- Who wrote S 10045, and where is it now?
- S 10045 was authored by Sen. Nathalia Fernandez.
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| Oct. 16, 2026 | DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR |
| May. 28, 2026 | returned to senate |
| May. 28, 2026 | passed assembly |
| May. 28, 2026 | ordered to third reading rules cal.208 |
| May. 28, 2026 | substituted for a11442 |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 24, 2026 · 274 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 10045 IN SENATE April 24, 2026 ___________ Introduced by Sen. FERNANDEZ -- (at request of the Department of Envi- ronmental Conservation) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed 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 restrict the taking of fish, shellfish and crustacea in special management areas The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 13-0360 of the environmental 2 conservation law, as amended by chapter 315 of the laws of 2023, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 3. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the department 5 may, until December thirty-first, two thousand [twenty-six] twenty-nine, 6 adopt regulations restricting the taking of fish, shellfish and crusta- 7 cea in any special management area designated pursuant to subdivision 8 two of this section. Such regulations may restrict the manner of taking 9 of fish, shellfish and crustacea in such areas and the landing of fish, 10 shellfish and crustacea which have been taken therefrom. Such regu- 11 lations shall be consistent with all relevant federal and interstate 12 fisheries management plans and with the marine fisheries conservation 13 and management policy set forth in section 13-0105 of this article. 14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD15001-01-6
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