New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York S10072: Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage winter flounder
Status: Signed into law, August 14, 2026
Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage winter flounder to 12/31/2029.
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 winter flounder.
From the introduced text, April 27, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to extending the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage winter flounder THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 13-0340-c of the environmental conservation law, as amended by chapter 321 of the laws of 2023, is amended to read as follows: § 13-0340-c. Winter flounder (Pleuorenectes americanus). The department may, until December thirty-first, two thousand [twenty-six] TWENTY-NINE, fix by regulation measures for the management of winter flounder (Pleuorenectes americanus), including size limits, catch and possession limits, open and closed seasons, closed areas, restrictions on the manner of taking and landing, requirements for permits and eligibility therefor, recordkeeping requirements, requirements on the amount and type of fishing effort and gear, and requirements relating to transportation, possession and sale, provided that such regulations are no less restrictive than requirements set forth in this chapter and provided further that such regulations are consistent with the compliance requirements of applicable fishery management plans adopted by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission and with applicable provisions of fishery management plans adopted pursuant to the Federal Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. § 1800 et seq.). § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; …
Sponsors
- Bottcher, Erik (D, 47) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : SIGNED CHAP.231
- : DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
- : RETURNED TO SENATE
- : PASSED ASSEMBLY
- : ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.196
- : SUBSTITUTED FOR A11355
- : REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
- : DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- : PASSED SENATE
- : ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
Votes
- FLOOR Vote (May 19, 2026): 58 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 S10072?
- S10072 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage winter flounder.
- What does S10072 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 winter flounder.
- What is the status of S10072?
- Signed into law as of August 14, 2026. Latest action: SIGNED CHAP.231 (August 14, 2026).
- Who sponsored S10072?
- Bottcher, Erik (D, 47).
- Where is the official record for S10072?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S10072
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