Assembly Bill A5907A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides that persons with a disability shall be eligible to receive a fishing license for a reduced fee

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  • Delivered to Governor
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Bill Amendments

2023-A5907 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3116
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §11-0715, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S7676

2023-A5907 - Summary

Provides that persons with a disability shall be eligible to receive a fishing license free for five dollars.

2023-A5907 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5907
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 24, 2023
                                ___________
 
 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
   providing for persons with a medically diagnosed  developmental  disa-
   bility to be eligible to receive a fishing license free of charge

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 11-0715 of the environmental  conservation  law  is
 amended by adding a new subdivision 4-a to read as follows:
   4-A.  A  PERSON,  RESIDENT IN THE STATE FOR AT LEAST THIRTY DAYS IMME-
 DIATELY PRIOR TO THE DATE OF APPLICATION, WHO HAS BEEN  MEDICALLY  DIAG-
 NOSED  WITH  A  DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY, AS DEFINED PURSUANT TO SECTION
 1.03 OF THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW, IS ENTITLED TO RECEIVE FREE OF CHARGE  A
 FISHING LICENSE FOR WHICH HE OR SHE IS ELIGIBLE, RENEWABLE EACH YEAR.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05085-01-3

2023-A5907A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3116
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §11-0715, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S7676

2023-A5907A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that persons with a disability shall be eligible to receive a fishing license free for five dollars.

2023-A5907A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5907--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 24, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on  Environmental  Conservation -- committee discharged, bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
   providing  for  persons  with a disability to be eligible to receive a
   fishing license for a reduced fee
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  11-0715 of the environmental conservation law is
 amended by adding a new subdivision 4-a to read as follows:
   4-A. A PERSON, RESIDENT IN THE STATE FOR AT LEAST  THIRTY  DAYS  IMME-
 DIATELY  PRIOR TO THE DATE OF APPLICATION, WHO HAS A DISABILITY, AS SUCH
 TERM IS DEFINED  PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION  TWENTY-ONE  OF  SECTION  TWO
 HUNDRED  NINETY-TWO OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW, IS ENTITLED TO RECEIVE A FISH-
 ING LICENSE FOR WHICH HE OR SHE IS ELIGIBLE, RENEWABLE EACH YEAR  FOR  A
 FIVE DOLLAR FEE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05085-03-3

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