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Senate bill · S5402 (2025-26)

Protects wolves

New York State Senate

Same as A1229, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Latest action May 28, 2025
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From NY Open Legislation, the NY Senate and Assembly, and official rosters. This record was last updated Oct 19, 2026. About our data

Summary

Protects canids by requiring animals which could be coyotes or wolves be submitted for a genetic test to determine genetic makeup; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.

Summary from NY Open Legislation. How we handle summaries

Amends the Environmental Conservation Law.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

To foster protection for wolves migrating into New York by requiring the department of environmental conservation to collect genetic data on large canids in order to more fully understand the presence of wolves in the state.

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

Where it stands

Assigned to a committee for review.

  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 the sponsor says this is needed

Wolves are protected under federal and New York law as an endangered species. However, wolves migrating into New York have been mistaken by hunters for large coyotes and killed despite this existing legal protection. Wolves are an important component in establishing and main- taining a biologically diverse ecosystem. In addition, studies conducted in Alaska and Canada have shown that wolves do not significantly dimin- ish populations of animals important to hunters such as deer and moose and studies have also shown that the presence of wolves helps to control coyote populations. It is the purpose of this act to provide additional meaningful protections for wolves migrating into the state and to require the Department of Environmental Conservation to collect genetic data on large canids in order to more fully understand the presence of wolves in the state and provide information to the public according to these findings.

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Full history

  1. May 28, 2025

    Amend (t) and Recommit to Environmental Conservation

    AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

    NY Senate

  2. May 14, 2025

    Amend and Recommit to Environmental Conservation

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

    NY Senate

  3. Feb 21, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

    NY Senate

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