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S 7772: Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage weakfish until 12/31/2028.
What S 7772 does, verified September 28, 2025
The bill aims to extend the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage weakfish. The department may establish regulations for weakfish management, including size limits, catch limits, open and closed seasons, closed areas, and requirements for permits and recordkeeping. These regulations must be consistent with federal fishery management plans and not less restrictive than requirements set forth in the current law. The bill takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: SUBSTITUTED BY A8278 (2025-06-04)Alert me
Quick answers about S 7772
- What is the current status of S 7772?
- As of September 28, 2025, S 7772 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 A8278".
- Did S 7772 pass?
- Not yet. S 7772 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 7772, and where is it now?
- S 7772 was authored by Sen. Michelle Hinchey.
Author and sponsors
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| Jun. 04, 2025 | SUBSTITUTED BY A8278 |
| May. 15, 2025 | ADVANCED TO THIRD READING |
| May. 14, 2025 | 2ND REPORT CAL. |
| May. 13, 2025 | 1ST REPORT CAL.1063 |
| May. 06, 2025 | REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, May 6, 2025 · 306 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7772 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 weakfish The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 13-0340-a of the environmental conservation law, as 2 amended by chapter 306 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 § 13-0340-a. Weakfish (Cynoscion regalis). 5 The department may, until December thirty-first, two thousand [twen-6ty-five] twenty-eight, fix by regulation measures for the management of 7 weakfish (Cynoscion regalis), including size limits, catch and 8 possession limits, open and closed seasons, closed areas, restrictions 9 on the manner of taking and landing, requirements for permits and eligi- 10 bility therefor, recordkeeping requirements, requirements on the amount 11 and type of fishing effort and gear, and requirements relating to trans- 12 portation, possession and sale, provided that such regulations are no 13 less restrictive than requirements set forth in this chapter and 14 provided further that such regulations are consistent with the compli- 15 ance requirements of applicable fishery management plans adopted by the 16 Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission and with applicable 17 provisions of fishery management plans adopted pursuant to the Federal 18 Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. § 1800 et seq.). 19 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09954-01-5
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