Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Feb 14, 2012 |
recommit, enacting clause stricken |
Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs |
May 24, 2011 |
reported and committed to finance |
May 03, 2011 |
referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs |
Senate Bill S5265
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Stricken
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2011-S5265 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-S5265 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5265 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to waiving certain fishing and hunting fees for certain members of the military serving during a period of war PURPOSE: To allow Honorably Discharged Veterans who served in a period of war to receive--free of charge--a fishing license, a small and big game license, and a trapping license. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section One - Subdivision 2 of Section 11-0715 of the Environmental Conservation Law is amended to provide that for a period of five years commencing after an honorable discharge, a Veteran is entitled to receive the following triumvirate of licenses free of charge, for a period of five years: fishing, small and big game, and trapping. Section Two - This act would take effect immediately. JUSTIFICATION: Current law provides free hunting and fishing licenses to certain enumerated classes of individuals, such as those over the age of seventy, members of certain indigenous tribes, and active members
2011-S5265 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5265 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 3, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BALL -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi- ty and Military Affairs AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to waiv- ing certain fishing and hunting fees for certain members of the mili- tary serving during a period of war THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 11-0715 of the environmental conservation law, as amended by section 3 of part KK of chapter 59 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows: 2. A member of the Shinnecock tribe or the Poospatuck tribe or a member of the six nations, residing on any reservation wholly or partly within the state, is entitled to receive free of charge a fishing license, a small and big game license, a sportsman license, a muzzle- loading stamp, a trapping license, and a bow hunting stamp; a resident of the state who is a member of the United States armed forces in active service who is not stationed within the state and has not been herein longer than thirty days on leave or furlough, is entitled to receive free of charge a fishing license, a small and big game license, and a trapping license; a resident of the state who is an active member of the organized militia of the state of New York as defined by section one of the military law, or the reserve components of the armed forces of the United States, and excluding members of the inactive national guard and individual ready reserve, is entitled to receive free of charge a fish- ing license, a small and big game license, and a trapping license; A RESIDENT OF THE STATE WHO PERFORMED MILITARY SERVICE DURING A PERIOD OF WAR AND WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED, IS ENTITLED, FOR THE FIVE YEARS IMME- DIATELY SUCCEEDING HIS OR HER RETURN TO THE STATE FROM SUCH MILITARY SERVICE, TO RECEIVE FREE OF CHARGE A FISHING LICENSE, A SMALL AND BIG GAME LICENSE, AND A TRAPPING LICENSE; and a resident who is blind is EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04085-01-1
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