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Senate Bill S9588

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Extends provisions of law relating to the taking of sharks

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2025-S9588 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A11373
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation
Laws Affected:
Amd §2, Chap 378 of 2014
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S9232, A10194
2023-2024: S9341, A10072

2025-S9588 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Extends provisions of law relating to the taking of sharks.

2025-S9588 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S9588 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9588
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 26, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to amend chapter 378 of the laws of 2014  amending  the  environ-
   mental  conservation law relating to the taking of sharks, in relation
   to the expiration thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 2 of chapter 378 of the laws of 2014, amending the
 environmental conservation law relating to  the  taking  of  sharks,  as
 amended  by  chapter  182  of  the  laws  of 2024, is amended to read as
 follows:
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
 deemed repealed December 31, [2026] 2028.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15377-01-6

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