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S 3381: Relates to investment of moneys in the state fish and game trust account.

New York · Senate · 2025–2026 Legislative Session · last verified January 8, 2026

What S 3381 does, verified January 8, 2026

The state of New York is creating a special account within the conservation fund to manage moneys received from the sale of hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses. The moneys will be invested in securities to maximize income, and any earned income will be added to the account. The goal is to maximize income for the account while ensuring it is used for its intended purposes. The account will be managed by the state comptroller, and any necessary rules or regulations will be implemented to ensure its proper functioning. The account will take effect on the 30th day after the bill becomes a law.

Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO FINANCE (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 3381
What is the current status of S 3381?
As of January 8, 2026, S 3381 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 FINANCE".
Did S 3381 pass?
Not yet. S 3381 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
Who wrote S 3381, and where is it now?
S 3381 was authored by Sen. Joseph Griffo with 1 coauthor. Its committee of record is Senate Finance.
Recent actions2 total · showing 2
Jan. 07, 2026REFERRED TO FINANCE
Jan. 27, 2025REFERRED TO FINANCE
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 27, 2025 · 394 words
  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3381 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE January 27, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. GRIFFO, O'MARA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to investment of moneys in the state fish and game trust account The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph 4 of subdivision (a) of 2 section 83 of the state finance law, as amended by section 1 of part AA 3 of chapter 58 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows: 4 (i) There is hereby created a special account within the conservation 5 fund to be known as the state fish and game trust account to consist of 6 all moneys received by the state from the sale of lifetime hunting, 7 fishing, and trapping licenses, and lifetime archery and muzzle-loading 8 privileges pursuant to section 11-0702 of the environmental conservation 9 law except those moneys deposited in the habitat conservation and access 10 account pursuant to section eighty-three-a of this [chapter] article. 11 The state comptroller shall invest the moneys in such account in securi- 12 ties as defined by section ninety-eight-a of this article or as other- 13 wise deemed appropriate by the comptroller to maximize income for the 14 account consistent with the provisions of subdivision b of section thir- 15 teen of the retirement and social security law. Any income earned by the 16 investment of such moneys, except income transferred to the conservation 17 fund pursuant to subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph, shall be added to 18 and become a part of, and shall be used for the purposes of such 19 account. 20 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall 21 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or 22 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of 23 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed 24 on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06731-01-5 
Text of S 3381 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions
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