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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 8281: Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage blackfish

Enacted 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 8281 is a bill introduced in the New York House on May 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage blackfish. Primary sponsor: Tommy John Schiavoni (Democratic/Working Families). Most recent recorded action (July 29, 2025): SIGNED CHAP.197.

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.

Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage blackfish.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic/Working Families 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tommy John SchiavoniPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse1

“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. SIGNED CHAP.197
  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
  3. RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
  4. PASSED SENATE
  5. 3RD READING CAL.1381
  6. SUBSTITUTED FOR S7862
  7. REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
  8. DELIVERED TO SENATE
  9. PASSED ASSEMBLY
  10. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.168
  11. REPORTED
  12. REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Sources

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