NY State Senate Bill 2023-S3116A

Senate Bill S3116A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides that persons with a disability shall be eligible to receive a fishing license for a reduced fee

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

Introduced
- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Delivered to Governor
Signed By Governor

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 07, 2023	referred to environmental conservation delivered to assembly passed senate
May 24, 2023	advanced to third reading
May 23, 2023	2nd report cal.
May 22, 2023	1st report cal.1141
May 11, 2023	print number 3116a
May 11, 2023	amend (t) and recommit to environmental conservation
Jan 27, 2023	referred to environmental conservation

Votes

- Jun 7, 2023 - Floor Vote
  S3116A
  
  61
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  2
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 7, 2023
      
      aye (61)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Ashby
      
      Bailey
      
      Borrello
      
      Breslin
      
      Brisport
      
      Brouk
      
      Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick
      
      Chu
      
      Cleare
      
      Comrie
      
      Fernandez
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gonzalez
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hinchey
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Mannion
      
      Martinez
      
      Martins
      
      Mattera
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Murray
      
      Myrie
      
      O'Mara
      
      Oberacker
      
      Ortt
      
      Palumbo
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Rhoads
      
      Rivera
      
      Rolison
      
      Ryan
      
      Salazar
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Scarcella-Spanton
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serrano
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stec
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas
      
      Walczyk
      
      Webb
      
      Weber
      
      Weik
      
      excused (2)
      
      Cooney
      
      Felder
  May 22, 2023 - Environmental Conservation Committee Vote
  S3116A
  
  10
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  1
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Environmental Conservation Committee Vote: May 22, 2023
      
      aye (10)
      
      Harckham
      
      Hinchey
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Mannion
      
      Martinez
      
      May
      
      Palumbo
      
      Serrano
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stec
      
      excused (1)
      
      Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick

Bill Amendments

Original

A (Active)

2023-S3116 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A5907
Current Committee:: Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:: Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §11-0715, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:: S3116, A5907

2023-S3116 - Summary

Provides that persons with a disability shall be eligible to receive a fishing license for five dollars.

2023-S3116 - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S3116

SPONSOR: MANNION
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
providing for persons with a medically diagnosed developmental disabili-
ty to be eligible to receive a fishing license free of charge

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

Authorizes free recreational fishing licenses to individuals with an
intellectual or developmental disability.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 of this bill would amend section 11-0715 of the Environmental
Conservation Law to allow for individuals with an intellectual or devel-
opmental disability to receive a yearly fishing license without charge.

Section 2 of this bill provides that the effective date shall take
effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a

law.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The Department of Environmental Conservation currently offers several
types of free and reduced fee sporting licenses to individuals who are
active duty military, military veterans with a 40% or more service
related disability, individuals 15 years of age and under, seniors,
native americans of select tribes, full-time non residents students at a
New York college/university, and persons with a disability. The current
free fishing license for individuals with a disability however, only
applies to citizens who are legally blind.

This bill would expand the current free and reduced sporting licenses to
be inclusive of more individuals with a disability by including any
individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability (UDD).
Providing free fishing licenses to individuals with an I/DD will allow
these individuals to get out in their community and connect with nature
while learning new skills.

The current fee for each individual to obtain a recreational fishing
license is $25 per person, per year. For a family of four, this expense
adds up quickly. Expanding the free sporting licenses to individuals
with disabilities will foster a lifelong passion and appreciation for
the outdoors. The fishing licenses provided would be for recreational
fishing and would not allow an individual to sell caught fish.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2021-22: S.7676 (Mannion) - Referred to Environmental Conservation.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it
shall have become a law.

2023-S3116 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3116
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 27, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. MANNION -- 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
   providing  for  persons with a medically diagnosed developmental disa-
   bility to be eligible to receive a fishing license free of charge

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  11-0715 of the environmental conservation law is
 amended by adding a new subdivision 4-a to read as follows:
   4-A. A PERSON, RESIDENT IN THE STATE FOR AT LEAST  THIRTY  DAYS  IMME-
 DIATELY  PRIOR  TO THE DATE OF APPLICATION, WHO HAS BEEN MEDICALLY DIAG-
 NOSED WITH A DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY, AS DEFINED  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION
 1.03  OF THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW, IS ENTITLED TO RECEIVE FREE OF CHARGE A
 FISHING LICENSE FOR WHICH HE OR SHE IS ELIGIBLE, RENEWABLE EACH YEAR.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05085-01-3

2023-S3116A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A5907
Current Committee:: Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:: Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §11-0715, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:: S3116, A5907

2023-S3116A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that persons with a disability shall be eligible to receive a fishing license for five dollars.

2023-S3116A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S3116A

SPONSOR: MANNION
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An Act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
providing for persons with a disability to be eligible to receive a
fishing license for a reduced fee

 
PURPOSE OF BILL:

The purpose of this bill is to authorize reduced cost recreational fish-
ing licenses to individuals with an intellectual or developmental disa-
bility.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 of this bill would amend section 11-0715 of the Environmental
Conservation Law to allow for individuals with an intellectual or devel-
opmental disability to receive a yearly fishing license for five dollars
annually.

Section 2 of this bill provides that the effective date shall take
effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a
law.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The Department of Environmental Conservation currently offers several
types of free and reduced fee sporting licenses to individuals who are
active duty military, military veterans with a 40% or more service
related disability, individuals 15 years of age and under, seniors,
native americans of select tribes, full-time non residents students at a
New York college/university, and persons with a disability. The current
free fishing license for individuals with a disability however, only
applies to citizens who are legally blind.

This bill would expand the current reduced sporting licenses to be
inclusive of more individuals with a disability by including any indi-
viduals with an intellectual or developmental disability (I/DD).
Providing nominally priced fishing licenses to individuals with an I/DD
will allow these individuals to get out in their community and connect
with nature while learning new skills.

The current fee for each individual to obtain a recreational fishing
license is $25 per person, per year. For a family of four, this expense
adds up quickly. Expanding the sporting licenses to individuals with
disabilities will foster a lifelong passion and appreciation for the
outdoors. The fishing licenses provided would be for recreational fish-
ing and would not allow an individual to sell caught fish.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2021-22: S.7676 (Mannion) - Referred to Environmental Conservation.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it
shall have become a law.

2023-S3116A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3116--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 27, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. MANNION -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
   -- again amended and ordered reprinted, retaining  its  place  in  the
   order of third reading
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
   providing for persons with a disability to be eligible  to  receive  a
   fishing license for a reduced fee
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 11-0715 of the environmental  conservation  law  is
 amended by adding a new subdivision 4-a to read as follows:
   4-A.  A  PERSON,  RESIDENT IN THE STATE FOR AT LEAST THIRTY DAYS IMME-
 DIATELY PRIOR TO THE DATE OF APPLICATION, WHO HAS A DISABILITY, AS  SUCH
 TERM  IS  DEFINED  PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION  TWENTY-ONE  OF SECTION TWO
 HUNDRED NINETY-TWO OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW, IS ENTITLED TO RECEIVE A  FISH-
 ING  LICENSE  FOR WHICH HE OR SHE IS ELIGIBLE, RENEWABLE EACH YEAR FOR A
 FIVE DOLLAR FEE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05085-02-3

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