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NY S09296

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/25/2026

Primary Sponsor

Anthony Palumbo

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Allows lifetime fishing licenses for whelk, crab, horseshoe crab, food fish (including summer flounder/fluke and striped bass) to be transferred to persons outside the holder's immediate family
  • Requires the person receiving the transfer to have derived at least 51% of gross income from commercial fishing for three consecutive years prior to eligibility
  • Limits such non-family transfers to one time per year
  • Current law restricts lifetime license transfers only to relatives by first degree of consanguinity, legal marriage, adopted children, stepchildren, or step siblings
  • Takes effect 120 days after becoming law

Legislative Description

Authorizes the transfer of a lifetime fishing license one time per year to persons outside of "family".

Last Action

REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

2/25/2026

Committee Referrals

Environmental Conservation2/25/2026

Full Bill Text

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