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Senate bill · S10072 (2025-26)

Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage winter flounder

New York State Senate

Same as A11355, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Latest action Aug 14, 2026

Sponsor: Erik Bottcher (State Senator, District 47, Democratic)

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From NY Open Legislation, the NY Senate and Assembly, and official rosters. This record was last updated Oct 23, 2026. About our data

Summary

Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage winter flounder to 12/31/2029.

Summary from NY Open Legislation. How we handle summaries

Amends the Environmental Conservation Law.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

Section 1 of this bill amends Environmental Conservation Law (ECL) 13-0340-c to extend, until December 31, 2029, DEC's authority to fix by regulation measures for the management of winter flounder (Pleuorenectes americanus). Section 2 of this bill provides that the bill shall take effect imme- diately.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Where it stands

Signed into law.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

Committee

Environmental Conservation · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Environmental Conservation · New York State Senate.

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The sponsor's argument

Why Erik Bottcher says this is needed

DEC's regulatory authority for winter flounder is necessary in order to preserve the current regulatory program. Failure to extend the existing regulatory authority by December 31, 2026 will result in the loss of regulatory protection for winter flounder. This bill would extend DEC's regulatory authority for an additional three years, and ensure that DEC continues to be able to maintain compliance with the Interstate Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Inshore Stocks of Winter Flounder adopted by the Atlantic States Marine Fisher- ies Commission (ASMFC). ECL §13-0105, which sets forth the marine fish- eries conservation and management policy, provides that one of the State's objectives shall be that the management of the State's trans- boundary and migratory species shall be consistent with any interjuris- dictional management plans, interstate or state-federal. Moreover, fail- ure to make necessary regulatory changes as may be required by the FMP could result in the closure of New York's winter flounder fishery.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Recorded votes

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateMay 19, 2026Result: passed

    (58) (1) (0) (4)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Environmental Conservation

    Senate Environmental ConservationMay 5, 2026Result: passed

    (11) (0) (0) (0)

Full history

  1. Aug 14, 2026

    Signed

    SIGNED CHAP.231

    NY Senate

  2. Aug 7, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

    NY Senate

  3. May 28, 2026

    Ordered to Third Reading Rules CAL.196

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.196

    NY Assembly

  4. May 28, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED ASSEMBLY

    NY Assembly

  5. May 28, 2026

    Substituted

    SUBSTITUTED FOR A11355

    NY Assembly

Show full history (11 earlier events)
  1. May 21, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED

    NY Assembly

  2. May 21, 2026

    Rules Report CAL.196

    RULES REPORT CAL.196

    NY Assembly

  3. May 20, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

    NY Assembly

  4. May 19, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

  5. May 19, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  6. May 19, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

    NY Assembly

  7. May 13, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

    NY Assembly

  8. May 7, 2026

    Advanced to Third Reading

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

    NY Senate

  9. May 6, 2026

    2ND Report CAL.

    2ND REPORT CAL.

    NY Senate

  10. May 5, 2026

    1ST Report CAL.963

    1ST REPORT CAL.963

    NY Senate

  11. Apr 27, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

    NY Senate

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