Eliminates sporting license fees for honorably discharged, disabled veterans
This bill eliminates all fees for lifetime sporting licenses (hunting, fishing, trapping) for veterans who are honorably discharged from U.S. military service and certified with a 40% or greater service-connected disability. It directly affects eligible veterans by removing a cost barrier to accessing lifetime recreational licenses under New York's environmental conservation law. The change modifies the fee schedule to set $0 as the cost for this specific veteran group in the "lifetime license including hunting, fishing, and turkey permit" category. The policy change applies immediately upon enactment and does not alter fees for other license types or eligibility categories.
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1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
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Governor
Introduced Mar 25, 2025
Last action Apr 21, 2026
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Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Party
State
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Joe Sempolinski
RRepublican/Conservative
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