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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 6360: Clarifies provisions regarding the use of crossbows for hunting

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

S 6360 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on March 11, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Clarifies provisions regarding the use of crossbows for hunting. Primary sponsor: Pete Harckham (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 13 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (August 26, 2025): SIGNED CHAP.358.

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 4 · Democratic/Working Families 5 · Republican/Conservative 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Pete HarckhamPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate40
Jake AshbyCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate43
George BorrelloCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate57
Leroy ComrieCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Patrick GallivanCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate60
Pam HelmingCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate54
Michelle HincheyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate41
Robert JacksonCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate31
Rachel MayCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate48
Tom O'MaraCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate58
Chris RyanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate50
Julia SalazarCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate18
Jessica Scarcella-SpantonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate23
James SkoufisCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate42

“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.358
  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
  3. RETURNED TO SENATE
  4. PASSED ASSEMBLY
  5. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.876
  6. SUBSTITUTED FOR A8330A
  7. REFERRED TO CODES
  8. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  9. PASSED SENATE
  10. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  11. 2ND REPORT CAL.
  12. 1ST REPORT CAL.1055

Showing 12 most recent of 15 actions. Full history

Sources

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