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S 7771: Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage American shad until 12/31/2028.
What S 7771 does, verified September 28, 2025
The bill aims to extend the authority of the Department of Environmental Conservation to manage the American shad, a fish species, until December 31, 2028. This extension will allow the department to implement and enforce regulations related to the conservation and management of the American shad. The bill takes effect immediately, and its provisions will remain in place until December 31, 2028.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: SUBSTITUTED BY A8487 (2025-06-04)Alert me
Quick answers about S 7771
- What is the current status of S 7771?
- As of September 28, 2025, S 7771 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on June 4, 2025, was "SUBSTITUTED BY A8487".
- Did S 7771 pass?
- Not yet. S 7771 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 7771, and where is it now?
- S 7771 was authored by Sen. Michelle Hinchey.
Author and sponsors
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| Jun. 04, 2025 | SUBSTITUTED BY A8487 |
| May. 15, 2025 | ADVANCED TO THIRD READING |
| May. 14, 2025 | 2ND REPORT CAL. |
| May. 13, 2025 | 1ST REPORT CAL.1062 |
| May. 06, 2025 | REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, May 6, 2025 · 173 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7771 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE May 6, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HINCHEY -- (at request of the Department of Environ- mental 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 manage the American shad The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph e of subdivision 1 of section 13-0339-a of the 2 environmental conservation law, as amended by chapter 305 of the laws of 3 2022, is amended to read as follows: 4 e. American shad (Alosa sapidissima) until December thirty-first, two 5 thousand [twenty-five] twenty-eight, 6 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09950-01-5
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