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Senate Bill S7277A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Allows veterans to fish for free in state parks

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2025-S7277 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3223
Current Committee:
Senate Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §13.32, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6623
2011-2012: A1746
2013-2014: A2382
2015-2016: A1807
2017-2018: A839
2019-2020: A1885
2021-2022: A69
2023-2024: A845

2025-S7277 - Summary

Allows veterans of the armed forces of the United States to fish for free in state parks under the jurisdiction of a state agency.

2025-S7277 - Sponsor Memo

2025-S7277 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7277
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               April 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. SCARCELLA-SPANTON -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cultural Affairs,
   Tourism, Parks and Recreation
 
 AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law,  in
   relation to allowing veterans to fish for free in state parks

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The parks, recreation  and  historic  preservation  law  is
 amended by adding a new section 13.32 to read as follows:
   §  13.32  FISHING  IN STATE PARKS; VETERANS. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER
 PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE OFFICE SHALL ALLOW VETERANS OF THE
 ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES TO FISH FOR FREE AT  ALL  STATE  PARKS
 UNDER  THE  JURISDICTION OF THE OFFICE OR OTHER STATE AGENCY. THE OFFICE
 SHALL PROMULGATE SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO CARRY
 OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 repeal  of  any  rule  or regulation necessary for the implementation of
 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made  and  completed
 on or before such effective date.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06507-01-5

2025-S7277A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3223
Current Committee:
Senate Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §13.32, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6623
2011-2012: A1746
2013-2014: A2382
2015-2016: A1807
2017-2018: A839
2019-2020: A1885
2021-2022: A69
2023-2024: A845

2025-S7277A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows veterans of the armed forces of the United States to fish for free in state parks under the jurisdiction of a state agency.

2025-S7277A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S7277A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7277--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               April 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. SCARCELLA-SPANTON -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cultural Affairs,
   Tourism, Parks and Recreation -- committee discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in
   relation to allowing veterans to fish for free in state parks
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  parks,  recreation  and historic preservation law is
 amended by adding a new section 13.32 to read as follows:
   § 13.32 FISHING IN STATE PARKS; VETERANS.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER
 PROVISION  OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE OFFICE SHALL ALLOW ANY PERSON WHO
 MEETS THE DEFINITION OF VETERAN AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE OF THE  VETER-
 ANS'  SERVICES  LAW;  AS  ONE  WHO  SERVED  ON  ACTIVE DUTY AND HAS BEEN
 DISCHARGED OR RELEASED THEREFROM UNDER CONDITIONS OTHER  THAN  DISHONOR-
 ABLE,  OR  HAS  A  QUALIFYING CONDITION AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE OF THE
 VETERANS' SERVICES LAW AND HAS  RECEIVED  A  DISCHARGE  OTHER  THAN  BAD
 CONDUCT  OR  DISHONORABLE, OR IS A DISCHARGED LGBT VETERAN AS DEFINED IN
 SECTION ONE OF THE VETERANS' SERVICES LAW AND HAS RECEIVED  A  DISCHARGE
 OTHER  THAN  BAD  CONDUCT  OR DISHONORABLE TO FISH FOR FREE AT ALL STATE
 PARKS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE OFFICE OR OTHER  STATE  AGENCY.  THE
 OFFICE  SHALL  PROMULGATE SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS AS MAY BE NECESSARY
 TO CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 repeal  of  any  rule  or regulation necessary for the implementation of
 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made  and  completed
 on or before such effective date.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06507-03-5

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