NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A11464
SPONSOR: Rules (Romero)
 
TITLE OF BILL:
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 effectiveness
thereof
 
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this bill is to extend the effectiveness of authorizing
big game hunting in Albany county.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section one amends subdivision c of section 3 of chapter 141 of the laws
of 2014 to extend the provisions of the act until October 1, 2028.
Section two establishes the effective date.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
This legislation extends the authorization to allow for hunting big game
in Albany County with rifles in all areas of the county except Wildlife
management Unit 4J is archery only and encompasses the City of Albany
and adjacent populated and suburban areas.
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2024: A.10133 (Fahy) Chapter 258.
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
None.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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11464
IN ASSEMBLY
May 20, 2026
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Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Romero) --
read once and referred 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:
1 Section 1. Subdivision (c) of section 3 of chapter 141 of the laws of
2 2014 amending the environmental conservation law relating to authorizing
3 the hunting of big game in the county of Albany with rifles, as amended
4 by chapter 258 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows:
5 (c) nothing contained in this act shall be construed so as to extend
6 the provisions of this act beyond October 1, [2026] 2028, when upon such
7 date this act shall expire and the provisions contained herein shall be
8 deemed repealed.
9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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