NY A04997 | 2025-2026 | General Assembly

New York Assembly Bill 4997

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on February 10 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-10 - referred to environmental conservation
Pending: Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Extends DEC's authority to regulate management of crabs to 12/31/2027; prohibits the taking of horseshoe crabs for commercial and biomedical purposes.

Title

Extends DEC's authority to regulate management of crabs to 12/31/2027; prohibits the taking of horseshoe crabs for commercial and biomedical purposes.

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-10	Assembly	referred to environmental conservation

Same As/Similar To

S04289 (Same As) 2025-02-03 - REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

New York State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A4997
Text	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A04997&term=2025&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#A04997