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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 8617: Enacts the Mohawk River Basin management act

Passed both chambers 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 8617 is a bill introduced in the New York House on May 22, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Enacts the Mohawk River Basin management act. Primary sponsor: John McDonald (Democratic). It lists 10 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 3, 2026): RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY.

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.

Establishes a Mohawk River Basin district and Mohawk River Basin management program for management of such district to preserve, protect, restore and enhance the environmental quality of the Mohawk River.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Democratic/Independence/Working Families 1 · Democratic/Working Families 3 · Republican 3 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
John McDonaldPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse108
Ken BlankenbushCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse117
Chris BurdickCo-sponsorDemocratic/Independence/Working FamiliesHouse93
Dana LevenbergCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse95
Brian MillerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse122
Gabriella RomeroCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse109
Sarahana ShresthaCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse103
Matt SimpsonCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse114
Phil SteckCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse110
Mary Beth WalshCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse112
Carrie WoernerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse113

“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. RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
  2. PASSED SENATE
  3. 3RD READING CAL.1632
  4. SUBSTITUTED FOR S7970A
  5. REFERRED TO FINANCE
  6. DELIVERED TO SENATE
  7. PASSED ASSEMBLY
  8. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.467
  9. REPORTED
  10. REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
  11. PRINT NUMBER 8617A
  12. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

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