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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 1616: Enacts the "Big Five African Trophies Act" relating to banning the importation, transportation and possession of certain African wildlife species and products

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 1616 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 10, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Enacts the "Big Five African Trophies Act" relating to banning the importation, transportation and possession of certain African wildlife species and products. Primary sponsor: Linda Rosenthal (Democratic). It lists 12 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Enacts the "Big Five African Trophies Act" relating to banning the importation, transportation and possession of certain African wildlife species and products.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 7 · Democratic/Working Families 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Linda RosenthalPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse67
Alex BoresCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse73
Pat BurkeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse142
William ColtonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse47
Maritza DavilaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Harvey EpsteinCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Jessica González-RojasCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse34
Anna KellesCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse125
Dana LevenbergCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse95
Marcela MitaynesCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse51
Jo Anne SimonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse52
Tony SimoneCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse75
Steve SternCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
  2. REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source