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A03591Introduced in the Assembly

Provides that where the total number of commercial food fish license, commercial crab permits, commercial whelk and conch licenses, and marine and coastal district party and charter boat license applications from persons who were not issued such license in the previous year exceeds the number of licenses that are available, the department of environmental conservation shall randomly select recipients of the available licenses from among those applications received by the first business day of the applicable license year.

IntroducedAssembly Rules

Introduced by Tommy Schiavoni, District 1

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Provides that where the total number of commercial food fish license, commercial crab permits, commercial whelk and conch licenses, and marine and coastal district party and charter boat license applications from persons who were not issued such license in the previous year exceeds the number of licenses that are available, the department of environmental conservation shall randomly select recipients of the available licenses from among those applications received by the first business day of the applicable license year.

Where it stands

reported referred to rules

May 20, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

AssemblyStage: Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules · May 20, 2026

28

Yes

0

No

2

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Bill history

  1. referred to environmental conservation

  2. amend and recommit to environmental conservation

  3. print number 3591a

  4. referred to environmental conservation

  5. amend (t) and recommit to environmental conservation

  6. print number 3591b

  7. reported referred to rules

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