S 678 New York Senate · 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; provides for a temporary authorization where in the event of a temporary emergency, a licensee or permittee may provide written authorization for a person to temporarily undertake any licensed activities on the licensee's or permittee's behalf; makes related provisions.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Last action Mar 5, 2026
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What changed between versions

S678 S678A · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill was amended to reflect its progression through the legislative process, including a favorable committee report and an amendment on the second report. The substantive policy content regarding commercial fishing licenses and crab permits remains unchanged, but the effective date for the new temporary emergency authorization provision was modified to take effect one year after the law is passed.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability to commercial fishing and crab permit applicants remain unchanged.
TIMELINE

The effective date for the new temporary emergency authorization provision was changed from 'immediately' to 'one year after it shall have become a law.'

Floor votes · Senate Feb 26, 2025

How they voted

601
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 63
Feb 26, 2025
D Democratic41
38 Yea 1 Nay 2
92% Yea
R Republican22
22 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Mar 5, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
lower
Mar 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
AMENDED 678A
upper
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Monica Martinez
Monica Martinez
DDemocratic/Working Families
NY
4