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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 5100: Relates to lowering the age for universal hunting licenses from 14 years old to 12 years old

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

S 5100 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on February 18, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to lowering the age for universal hunting licenses from 14 years old to 12 years old. Primary sponsor: Joe Griffo (Republican/Conservative). It lists 4 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.

Relates to lowering the age for universal hunting licenses from 14 years old to 12 years old.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican/Conservative 4 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joe GriffoPrimary sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate53
Patrick GallivanCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate60
Pam HelmingCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate54
Tom O'MaraCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate58
Rob OrttCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceSenate62

“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