S 2193: Removes the provision that an immediate family member needs to be domiciled in the house of the license or permit holder for the purpose of commercial fishing license transfers.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2193 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE January 15, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PALUMBO -- 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 the definition of "immediate family" The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph d of subdivision 6 of section 13-0328 of the 2 environmental conservation law, as added by chapter 264 of the laws of 3 2014, is amended to read as follows: 4 d. For purposes of this section, "immediate family" shall include 5 spouse, sibling, parent, child, grandparent, grandchild, and, in addi- 6 tion, all persons who are related by blood, marriage or adoption to the 7 license or permit holder [and domiciled in the house of the license or 8 permit holder]. 9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to all 10 licenses or permits eligible to be re-issued under subdivision 6 of 11 section 13-0328 of the environmental conservation law where the license 12 or permit holder dies after January 1, 2013 before surrendering their 13 license or permit to the department of environmental conservation and 14 the license or permit holder has designated in writing a member of their 15 immediate family, as defined in section one of this act, to whom the 16 license or permit may be re-issued. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06005-01-5