New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York S10046: Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage the American eel
Status: Signed into law, August 14, 2026
Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage the American eel to December thirty-first, two thousand twenty-nine.
What the bill says
An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to extending the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage the American eel.
From the introduced text, April 24, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to extending the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage the American eel THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph b of subdivision 1 of section 13-0339-a of the environmental conservation law, as amended by chapter 203 of the laws of 2025, is amended to read as follows: b. American eel (Anguilla rostrata) until December thirty-first, two thousand [twenty-six] TWENTY-NINE, § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14999-01-6
Sponsors
- Siela Bynoe (D, 6) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : SIGNED CHAP.227
- : DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
- : RETURNED TO SENATE
- : PASSED ASSEMBLY
- : ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.193
- : SUBSTITUTED FOR A11352
- : REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
- : DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- : PASSED SENATE
- : ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
Votes
- FLOOR Vote (May 13, 2026): 59 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Senate Environmental Conservation Committee: COMMITTEE Vote (May 5, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Environmental Conservation Law
Common questions
- What is S10046?
- S10046 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage the American eel.
- What does S10046 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to extending the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage the American eel.
- What is the status of S10046?
- Signed into law as of August 14, 2026. Latest action: SIGNED CHAP.227 (August 14, 2026).
- Who sponsored S10046?
- Siela Bynoe (D, 6).
- Where is the official record for S10046?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S10046
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