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Senate Bill S10542

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Extends the effectiveness of authorizing big game hunting in Albany county

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2025-S10542 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation
Laws Affected:
Amd §3, Chap 141 of 2014
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S5725
2023-2024: S9737

2025-S10542 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Extends provisions authorizing big game hunting in Albany county until October 1, 2028.

2025-S10542 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S10542 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10542
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 19, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  FAHY  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to amend chapter 141 of the laws of 2014  amending  the  environ-
   mental  conservation  law  relating  to authorizing the hunting of big
   game in the county of Albany with rifles, in relation  to  the  effec-
   tiveness thereof

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision (c) of section 3 of chapter 141 of the laws  of
 2014 amending the environmental conservation law relating to authorizing
 the  hunting of big game in the county of Albany with rifles, as amended
 by chapter 258 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows:
   (c) nothing contained in this act shall be construed so as  to  extend
 the provisions of this act beyond October 1, [2026] 2028, when upon such
 date  this act shall expire and the provisions contained herein shall be
 deemed repealed.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15953-01-6

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