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Senate bill · S9462 (2025-26)

Relates to deer management permits; repealer

PassedLatest action Jun 3, 2026

New York State Senate

Same as A10633, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Passed as A10633, the matching Assembly bill.

Sponsor

Pete Harckham

State Senator, District 40 · Democratic/Working Families

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Summary

Provides for the issuance of deer management permits in the northern zone of the state.

Summary from NY Open Legislation. How we handle summaries

Amends the Environmental Conservation Law.

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Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

Section 1 paragraph a of subdivision 1 and subdivision 8 of section 11-0913 of the environmental conservation law is amended such that subparagraph a removes the northern exemption when the additional harvest of deer is deemed reasonably necessary to manage to deer herd in the state. Section 8 removes the exemption of deer management unit thirty-four provision of this section that applies to the "Northern Zone" of the state as defined in subdivision sixteen in section 11-0130 is now removed. It is amended to read that the department of environmental conservation is authorized and directed to promulgate any rules of regu- lation necessary to more particularly describe areas of land set forth in the section. Section 2 repeals subdivision 9 of section 11-0913 of environmental conservation law. Section 3 establishes the immediate effective date.

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Where it stands

Passed the legislature and is awaiting a signature.

  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.

Cosponsors

Anil Beephan Jr., Anna Kelles and 11 more on Agora

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  • Democratic10
  • Republican3

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The sponsor's argument

Why Pete Harckham says this is needed

The "Northern Zone" of New York State, which is demarcated by the North- ern-Southern Hunting Zone line, is experiencing a surge in tick-borne illnesses. The Upstate Tick Testing Laboratory has reported a ninefold increase in pathogen-carrying ticks from 2% in 2019 to 18% in 2025, and tick activity continues to expand northwards and westward, chiefly via the surplus of deer herds in the state. This bill intends to mitigate this public health hazard by giving the DEC authority to issue deer management permits to hunters in the Northern Zone, which is to be done in balance with the available deer range and natural food supply of the state.

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 SenateJun 3, 2026Result: passedSenate vote on A10633, the matching Assembly bill.

    (58) (3) (0) (2)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Environmental Conservation

    Senate Environmental ConservationMay 5, 2026Result: passed

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

Full history

  1. Jun 3, 2026

    3RD Reading CAL.946

    3RD READING CAL.946

    NY Senate

  2. Jun 3, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  3. Jun 3, 2026

    Substituted

    SUBSTITUTED BY A10633

    NY Senate

  4. May 7, 2026

    Advanced to Third Reading

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

    NY Senate

  5. May 6, 2026

    2ND Report CAL.

    2ND REPORT CAL.

    NY Senate

Show full history (8 earlier events)
  1. May 5, 2026

    1ST Report CAL.946

    1ST REPORT CAL.946

    NY Senate

  2. Apr 28, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO SENATE

    NY Assembly

  3. Apr 28, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED ASSEMBLY

    NY Assembly

  4. Apr 28, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

    NY Senate

  5. Apr 23, 2026

    Advanced to Third Reading CAL.383

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.383

    NY Assembly

  6. Apr 21, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED

    NY Assembly

  7. Mar 13, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

    NY Assembly

  8. Mar 13, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

    NY Senate