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NY State Legislature · A8515-2025 · Signed by Governor

Enacts the whale awareness act

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Officially: “Enacts the whale awareness act” Read the full text

Assembly

What it does

Enacts the whale awareness act directing the department of environmental conservation to establish recommendations and educational materials for reduction of marine mammal interactions.
Summary from the sponsor's memo in the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.

Where it is

Passed Senate · Mar 5, 2026
Latest official status shown; the step by step history for this bill lives on the official page linked below.

The numbers

1
sponsor on the bill

Sponsors

Rebecca Kassay

Recorded votes

Recorded voteSenate · 2026-03-05 · EXC 4, AYE 59
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the New York legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.

Who is lobbying on this

Citizens Campaign for the Environmentvia Citizens Campaign for the Environment
7 filings
EMPIRE STATE MARINE TRADES ASSOCIATION, INC.via Plummer, Wigger & Hohman, LLC
2 filings
ALLIANCE FOR CLEAN ENERGY NEW YORK, INC.via ALLIANCE FOR CLEAN ENERGY NEW YORK, INC.
1 filing
ASSOCIATION OF MARINE INDUSTRIES, INC.via Plummer, Wigger & Hohman, LLC
1 filing
SAVE THE SOUND, INC.via SAVE THE SOUND, INC.
1 filing
THE NATURE CONSERVANCYvia THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
1 filing
THE NEW YORK LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS, INC.via THE NEW YORK LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS, INC.
1 filing
From 14 filings in New York State lobbying disclosures (COELIG), via data.ny.gov, naming this bill (2025 to 2026). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.
Nothing on this page shows why any vote was cast. Recorded votes and lobbying filings are separate official records, self-reported by different parties, and neither explains the other.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Passed Senate (Mar 5, 2026).