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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 9437: Relates to the department of environmental conservation's regulation of crabs

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 9437 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 6, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to the department of environmental conservation's regulation of crabs. Primary sponsor: Deborah Glick (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (January 13, 2026): SUBSTITUTED BY S8823.

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 DEC's authority to regulate management of crabs; authorizes the department of environmental conservation to take any actions necessary to ensure any quota limiting the taking of horseshoe crabs does not exceed certain thresholds.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Deborah GlickPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse66
William ColtonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse47

“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 S8823
  2. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.4
  3. RULES REPORT CAL.4
  4. REPORTED
  5. REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
  6. REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
  7. REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Sources

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