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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 8330: Clarifies provisions regarding the use of crossbows for hunting

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 8330 is a bill introduced in the New York House on May 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Clarifies provisions regarding the use of crossbows for hunting. Primary sponsor: Carrie Woerner (Democratic). It lists 13 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 17, 2025): SUBSTITUTED BY S6360A.

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.

Clarifies provisions regarding the use of crossbows for hunting, allowing the department of environmental conservation to allow the use of crossbows for the taking of big game in any area long bows are permitted.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 7 · Democratic/Independence/Working Families 2 · Republican 1 · Republican/Conservative 2 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Carrie WoernerPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse113
Scott BendettCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse107
Chris BurdickCo-sponsorDemocratic/Independence/Working FamiliesHouse93
Marianne ButtenschonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse119
Pat ChludzinskiCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse143
Bill ConradCo-sponsorDemocratic/Independence/Working FamiliesHouse140
Jeff GallahanCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse131
Billy JonesCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Paula KayCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse100
John LemondesCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse126
John McDonaldCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse108
Angelo SantabarbaraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse111
Nader SayeghCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse90
Phil SteckCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse110

“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. SUBSTITUTED BY S6360A
  2. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.876
  3. RULES REPORT CAL.876
  4. REPORTED
  5. REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
  6. REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES
  7. PRINT NUMBER 8330A
  8. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
  9. REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Sources

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