A 3591 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to certain commercial fishing and shellfish licenses and permits

Summary

Provides that where the total number of commercial food fish license, commercial crab permits, commercial whelk and conch licenses, and marine and coastal district party and charter boat license applications from persons who were not issued such license in the previous year exceeds the number of licenses that are available, the department of environmental conservation shall randomly select recipients of the available licenses from among those applications received by the first business day of the applicable license year.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

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Governor

Introduced Jan 28, 2025 Last action May 20, 2026

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What changed between versions

A3591A → A3591B · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to remove a provision allowing temporary emergency authorizations for licensed activities and updated the effective date to December 31, 2026. The changes also adjust the start date for counting past license applications toward priority status, excluding applications made before January 1, 2018.

Scope change

The bill's scope was narrowed by removing the temporary emergency authorization section, and its applicability was shifted to licenses issued on or after January 1, 2027.

REQUIREMENT

Deleted the section allowing licensees to provide written authorization for temporary emergency activities.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date of the act to December 31, 2026, with new rules applying to licenses issued on or after January 1, 2027.

ELIGIBILITY

Added an exception excluding applications received prior to January 1, 2018 from counting toward extra priority entries.

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Committee

Amendments

May 20, 2026

Committee

REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

lower

May 18, 2026

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 3591B

lower

May 18, 2026

Lower · Passed

AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

lower

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

lower

Mar 18, 2025

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 3591A

lower

Mar 18, 2025

Lower · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

lower

Jan 28, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors