Relates to certain commercial fishing and shellfish licenses and permits

Latest action Mar 5, 2026

Provides that where the total number of commercial food fish license, commercial crab permits, commercial whelk and conch licenses, and marine and coastal district party and charter boat license applications from persons who were not issued such license in the previous year exceeds the number of licenses that are available, the department of environmental conservation shall randomly select recipients of the available licenses from among those applications received by the first business day of the applicable license year; provides for a temporary authorization where in the event of a temporary emergency, a licensee or permittee may provide written authorization for a person to temporarily undertake any licensed activities on the licensee's or permittee's behalf; makes related provisions.

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Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

New York State Senate

Amends the Environmental Conservation Law.

Committee

Environmental Conservation · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Environmental Conservation · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

The purpose of this legislation is to grant the Department of Environ- mental Conservation authority to issue commercial fishing licenses and permits. The legislation further provides for a temporary authorization program in the event of a temporary emergency.

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Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateMar 5, 2026Result: passed
(59) (0) (0) (4)
Vote: Committee vote · Environmental Conservation
Senate Environmental ConservationFeb 4, 2026Result: passed
(10) (0) (0) (0)
Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateFeb 26, 2025Result: passed
(60) (1) (0) (2)
Vote: Committee vote · Environmental Conservation
Senate Environmental ConservationJan 21, 2025Result: passed
(11) (0) (0) (0)

The sponsor's argument

Why Monica Martinez says this is needed

This legislation seeks to implement sensible recommendations made in the New York Marine Fisheries Licensing Review, a drafted report prepared by George Lapointe ("George Lapointe Report"). This bill would create a preference for previously unsuccessful license applicants to enhance their opportunity to receive a limited entry commercial license. In addition, this legislation adds a new section which allows a licensee or permittee to authorize another person to temporarily undertake licensed/permitted activity on the licensee's behalf in the event of an emergency. Both of these concepts were among the recommendations contained in the draft George Lapointe report and are supported by the Department of Environmental Conservation.

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.

Full history

Mar 5, 2026
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Mar 5, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Mar 5, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
NY Assembly
Feb 9, 2026
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Feb 5, 2026
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate

Show full history (11 earlier events)

Feb 4, 2026
1ST Report CAL.256
1ST REPORT CAL.256
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Died in Assembly
DIED IN ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
NY Senate
Feb 26, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Feb 26, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Feb 26, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
NY Assembly
Jan 27, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Jan 27, 2025
Amended
AMENDED 678A
NY Senate
Jan 22, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
Jan 21, 2025
1ST Report CAL.117
1ST REPORT CAL.117
NY Senate
Jan 8, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
NY Senate

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