Relates to the department of environmental conservation's regulation of crabs
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “Relates to the department of environmental conservation's regulation of crabs” Read the full text
Senate
What it does
Extends DEC's authority to regulate management of crabs; authorizes the department of environmental conservation to take any actions necessary to ensure any quota limiting the taking of horseshoe crabs does not exceed certain thresholds.
Summary from the sponsor's memo in the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
REFERRED TO RULES · Jan 8, 2026
Senate
ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.42 · Jan 12, 2026
Senate
PASSED SENATE · Jan 13, 2026
Senate
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · Jan 13, 2026
Senate
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION · Jan 13, 2026
Assembly
SUBSTITUTED FOR A9437 · Jan 13, 2026
Assembly
ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.4 · Jan 13, 2026
Assembly
PASSED ASSEMBLY · Feb 3, 2026
Assembly
RETURNED TO SENATE · Feb 3, 2026
Assembly
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR · Feb 13, 2026
Senate
SIGNED CHAP.83 · Feb 13, 2026
Senate
The numbers
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Pete Harckham
Recorded votes
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-01-13 · EXC 2, NAY 14, AYE 45
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-01-12 · AYEWR 3, NAY 4, AYE 13
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
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.via GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP
2 filingsFrom 2 filings in New York State lobbying disclosures (COELIG), via data.ny.gov, naming this bill (2025). 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.
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