Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Jun 25, 2015 |
committed to rules |
May 11, 2015 |
advanced to third reading |
May 06, 2015 |
2nd report cal. |
May 05, 2015 |
1st report cal.534 |
Jan 13, 2015 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Senate Bill S1590
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation Committee
- 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
2015-S1590 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A1893
- Current Committee:
- Senate Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §13-0347, En Con L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
S5684, A8288
2013-2014: S3059, A3890
2017-2018: S4817, A6312
2019-2020: S3713, A5506
2015-S1590 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1590 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the use of spears, spearguns or underwater guns in recreational and commercial bass fishing PURPOSE: Allows the use of spears, spear guns and underwater guns in commercial and recreational bass fishing. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 13-0347 of the environmental Conservation Law is amended by adding a new subdivision 5 to authorize the taking of striped bass by the use of spears, spear guns or underwater guns for recreational and commercial purposes. Defines for the purpose of this subdivision, the meaning of "spear gun" and "underwater gun" as any spear gun that stores potential energy provided from the spear fisher's muscles only and is used while submerged under the water. Such gun may only release that amount of energy that the diver has provided it from such diver's own muscles. Common temporary energy storing devices for spear guns shall include but not be limited to rubber band, springs and sealed air chambers.
2015-S1590 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ S. 1590 A. 1893 2015-2016 Regular Sessions S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y January 13, 2015 ___________ IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print- ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the use of spears, spearguns or underwater guns in recreational and commercial bass fishing THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 13-0347 of the environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows: 5. THE TAKING OF STRIPED BASS BY THE USE OF SPEARS, SPEARGUNS OR UNDERWATER GUNS SHALL BE AUTHORIZED FOR RECREATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL PURPOSES. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, "SPEARGUN" AND "UNDER- WATER GUN" MEANS ANY SPEARGUN THAT STORES POTENTIAL ENERGY PROVIDED FROM THE SPEARFISHER'S MUSCLES ONLY AND IS USED WHILE SUBMERGED UNDER THE WATER. SUCH GUN MAY ONLY RELEASE THAT AMOUNT OF ENERGY THAT THE DIVER HAS PROVIDED TO IT FROM SUCH DIVER'S OWN MUSCLES. COMMON TEMPORARY ENER- GY STORING DEVICES FOR SPEARGUNS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: RUBBER BANDS, SPRINGS, AND SEALED AIR CHAMBERS. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03078-01-5
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