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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 7415: Relates to hunting deer with a crossbow

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 7415 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on April 15, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to hunting deer with a crossbow. Primary sponsor: Chris Ryan (Democratic). It lists 7 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.

Allows for the hunting of deer by individuals age sixty and older with a crossbow in a special archery season.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Democratic/Working Families 1 · Republican/Conservative 5 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Chris RyanPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate50
Jake AshbyCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate43
Patrick GallivanCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate60
Pam HelmingCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate54
Tom O'MaraCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate58
Dan StecCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceSenate45
Mark WalczykCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate49
Lea WebbCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate52

“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. COMMITTED TO RULES
  3. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  4. 2ND REPORT CAL.
  5. 1ST REPORT CAL.1379
  6. REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Sources

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