Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 28, 2025 |
print number 5402b |
May 28, 2025 |
amend (t) and recommit to environmental conservation |
May 14, 2025 |
print number 5402a |
May 14, 2025 |
amend and recommit to environmental conservation |
Feb 21, 2025 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Senate Bill S5402A
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D) 34th Senate District
(D, WF) 40th Senate District
(D, WF) 31st Senate District
(D) 27th Senate District
2025-S5402 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §11-0541, En Con L
- Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
-
S7927
2025-S5402 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5402 SPONSOR: HOYLMAN-SIGAL TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to protecting wolves PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To provide additional protections for wolves migrating into New York State and to require the department of environmental conservation to collect genetic data on large canids in order to more fully understand the presence of wolves in the state. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one amends the environmental conservation law by adding a new section that includes the following provisions: Requires all wild canids (this includes coyotes and wolves) taken in the state to be checked and tagged; Requires DNA analysis be performed on taken canids that are over fifty pounds to determine if the canid is a wolf; if such a canid is
2025-S5402 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5402 2025-2026 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 21, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. HOYLMAN-SIGAL, FERNANDEZ, HARCKHAM, JACKSON, KAVANAGH, MARTINEZ, SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conser- vation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to protecting wolves THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new section 11-0541 to read as follows: § 11-0541. PROTECTION OF WOLVES. 1. ALL WILD CANIDS TAKEN IN THE STATE SHALL BE CHECKED AND TAGGED IN A MANNER TO BE DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "WILD CANIDS" SHALL MEAN COYOTES AND WOLVES, INCLUDING CANIDS THAT WHEN TAKEN WERE THOUGHT TO BE COYOTES BUT WHICH SUBSEQUENT DNA ANALYSIS REVEALED TO BE WOLVES. 2. WILD CANIDS THAT ARE TAKEN, AND WILD CANIDS ACCIDENTALLY KILLED BY OTHER MEANS SUCH AS MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION AND PROVIDED TO THE DEPART- MENT, THAT HAVE A WEIGHT GREATER THAN FIFTY POUNDS OR THAT MEET ADDI- TIONAL CRITERIA ESTABLISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT SHALL BE SUBJECTED TO A DNA ANALYSIS, PAID FOR BY THE DEPARTMENT, TO DETERMINE THE GENETIC COMPOSITION OF THE ANIMAL. SUCH ANALYSIS SHALL BE CONDUCTED BY A REPUTABLE LABORATORY THAT HAS PRIOR EXPERIENCE GENOTYPING HYBRIDIZED CANIS POPULATIONS IN THE EASTERN UNITED STATES. THE RESULTS OF ANY ANAL- YSIS PERFORMED SHALL PROMPTLY BE PROVIDED TO THE PUBLIC BY POSTING ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE. 3. IN THE EVENT THAT THE DEPARTMENT DETERMINES, BASED ON DNA ANALYSIS OR OTHER SCIENTIFIC METHOD, THAT A WILD CANID TAKEN OR FOUND IN THE STATE IS A WOLF, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DETERMINE THE LOCATION WHERE THE WOLF WAS TAKEN OR FOUND. IN THE EVENT THE DEPARTMENT DETERMINES THAT THERE IS REASONABLE LIKELIHOOD THAT THERE MAY BE ONE OR MORE ADDITIONAL EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01452-02-5
co-Sponsors
(D) 34th Senate District
(D, WF) 40th Senate District
(D, WF) 31st Senate District
(D) 27th Senate District
2025-S5402A - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §11-0541, En Con L
- Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
-
S7927
2025-S5402A - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5402A SPONSOR: HOYLMAN-SIGAL TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to protecting wolves PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To foster protection for wolves migrating into New York by requiring the department of environmental conservation to collect genetic data on large canids in order to more fully understand the presence of wolves in the state. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one amends the environmental conservation law by adding a new section that includes the following provisions: Requires all wild canids (this includes coyotes and wolves) taken in'the state to be reported to the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). Requires DNA analy- sis be performed on taken or accidentally killed canids that are over
2025-S5402A - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5402--A 2025-2026 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 21, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. HOYLMAN-SIGAL, FERNANDEZ, HARCKHAM, JACKSON, KAVANAGH, MARTINEZ, SERRANO, SKOUFIS, WEBB -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environ- mental Conservation -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to protecting wolves THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new section 11-0541 to read as follows: § 11-0541. PROTECTION OF WOLVES. 1. ALL WILD CANIDS TAKEN IN THE STATE SHALL BE REPORTED TO THE DEPART- MENT IN A MANNER TO BE DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "WILD CANIDS" SHALL MEAN COYOTES AND WOLVES, INCLUDING CANIDS THAT WHEN TAKEN WERE THOUGHT TO BE COYOTES BUT WHICH SUBSEQUENT DNA ANALYSIS REVEALED TO BE WOLVES. 2. WILD CANIDS THAT ARE TAKEN, THAT HAVE A WEIGHT GREATER THAN FIFTY POUNDS OR THAT MEET ADDITIONAL CRITERIA ESTABLISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT SHALL BE SUBJECTED TO A DNA ANALYSIS, PAID FOR BY THE DEPARTMENT, TO DETERMINE THE GENETIC COMPOSITION OF THE ANIMAL. SUCH ANALYSIS SHALL BE CONDUCTED BY A REPUTABLE LABORATORY THAT HAS PRIOR EXPERIENCE GENOTYPING HYBRIDIZED CANIS POPULATIONS IN THE EASTERN UNITED STATES. THE RESULTS OF ANY ANALYSIS PERFORMED SHALL PROMPTLY BE PROVIDED TO THE PUBLIC BY POSTING ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE. 3. THE DEPARTMENT MAY ALSO ACCEPT FOR DNA ANALYSIS A WILD CANID MEET- ING THE CRITERIA IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION THAT IS VOLUNTARILY SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT BY ANY PERSON. 4. NO INFORMATION, OR WILD CANID OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, VOLUNTARILY SUBMITTED BY ANY PERSON TO THE DEPARTMENT PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION MAY EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01452-06-5 S. 5402--A 2
co-Sponsors
(D) 34th Senate District
(D, WF) 40th Senate District
(D, WF) 31st Senate District
(D) 27th Senate District
2025-S5402B (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §11-0541, En Con L
- Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
-
S7927
2025-S5402B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5402--B 2025-2026 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 21, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. HOYLMAN-SIGAL, FERNANDEZ, HARCKHAM, JACKSON, KAVANAGH, MARTINEZ, SERRANO, SKOUFIS, WEBB -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environ- mental Conservation -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to protecting wolves; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new section 11-0541 to read as follows: § 11-0541. PROTECTION OF WOLVES. 1. ALL WILD CANIDS TAKEN IN THE STATE SHALL BE REPORTED TO THE DEPART- MENT IN A MANNER TO BE DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "WILD CANIDS" SHALL MEAN COYOTES AND WOLVES, INCLUDING CANIDS THAT WHEN TAKEN WERE THOUGHT TO BE COYOTES BUT WHICH SUBSEQUENT GENETIC ANALYSIS REVEALED TO BE WOLVES. 2. WILD CANIDS THAT ARE TAKEN, THAT HAVE A WEIGHT GREATER THAN FIFTY POUNDS OR THAT MEET ADDITIONAL CRITERIA ESTABLISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT IN REGULATION, SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT, IN A MANNER PRESCRIBED BY THE DEPARTMENT IN REGULATION. SUCH REGULATIONS SHALL ENSURE THE ANONYMITY OF ALL PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION, EXCLUDING INFORMATION RELATING TO THE LOCATION OF TAKING. WILD CANIDS SUBMITTED SHALL BE SUBJECT TO GENETIC ANALYSIS, PAID FOR BY THE DEPARTMENT, TO DETERMINE THE GENETIC COMPOSITION OF THE ANIMAL. SUCH ANALYSIS SHALL BE CONDUCTED BY A REPUTABLE LABORATORY THAT HAS PRIOR EXPERIENCE GENOTYPING HYBRI- DIZED CANIS POPULATIONS IN THE EASTERN UNITED STATES. THE RESULTS OF ANY EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01452-10-5 S. 5402--B 2
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