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A11464Assembly2025-2026 SessionSame asS10542

Extend Albany Rifle Hunting

Official title

“Extends the effectiveness of authorizing big game hunting in Albany county”

Sponsor Gabriella RomeroAD-109Affects Environment & Energy
Status
Signed by Governor
Impact
3/10
Low
Outcome
Signed into law

Bill progress

Signed into law

What's happening

This bill extends permission to hunt big game with rifles in Albany County until 2028.

Why it matters

  1. Directly impacts hunters, landowners, and residents in Albany County. by allowing continued use of rifles for big game hunting, which can mean different safety, noise, and wildlife management implications compared to shotgun-only rules.

  2. Represents an extension—not a permanent change—to existing law. , signaling that state lawmakers are still monitoring or evaluating the effects of rifle hunting in this region rather than making it a permanent policy.

  3. May influence local economies and wildlife management. by enabling hunters to use more effective firearms for two additional years, potentially affecting deer populations, hunting-related tourism, and community discussions about rural versus suburban land use.

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Who cares

  • Hunters and Sportsmen/Women in Albany County

    Individuals who hunt big game with rifles in Albany County are directly impacted, as the extension allows them to continue hunting with rifles for two more years.

  • Environmental and Wildlife Conservation Groups

    Organizations concerned with wildlife management and conservation may care about the continued use of rifles for hunting big game, as it affects local wildlife populations and conservation strategies.

  • Albany County Residents

    Local residents may have concerns or interests related to public safety, noise, and the impact of rifle hunting on their communities.

  • Local Government and Law Enforcement

    County and municipal authorities are stakeholders in enforcing hunting regulations and ensuring public safety related to rifle hunting activities.

Headline styles

Extend Albany Rifle Hunting

Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Gabriella Romero

Assembly Member · Assembly District 109

Rules

No co-sponsors yet.

History

  1. Signed chap.280
  2. Delivered to governor
  3. Returned to assembly
  4. Passed senateVote 58–2
  5. 3rd reading cal.1442
  6. Substituted for S10542
  7. Referred to rules
  8. Delivered to senate
  9. Passed assembly
  10. Ordered to third reading rules cal.434
  11. Rules report cal.434
  12. Reported
Show 3 earlier actions
  1. Reported referred to rules
  2. Reference changed to ways and means
  3. Referred to environmental conservation

Companion bill

The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.

S10542Senate

Extend Big Game Hunting

Senate Floor Calendar · Sponsor Patricia Fahy

Impact 3 · Low30% to pass

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

11464

IN ASSEMBLY

May 20, 2026

Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Romero) -read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to amend chapter 141 of the laws of 2014 amending the environmental conservation law relating to authorizing the hunting of big game in the county of Albany with rifles, in relation to the effectiveness thereof

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. Subdivision (c) of section 3 of chapter 141 of the laws of 2014 amending the environmental conservation law relating to authorizing the hunting of big game in the county of Albany with rifles, as amended by chapter 258 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows:

(c) nothing contained in this act shall be construed so as to extend the provisions of this act beyond October 1, [2026] 2028, when upon such date this act shall expire and the provisions contained herein shall be deemed repealed.

§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD15953-01-6

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