New York 2025 Session Status: Enacted

A4997 — Extends DEC's authority to regulate management of crabs, and prohibits the taking of horseshoe crabs for commercial and biomedical purposes

Last action — Signed by Governor

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 10, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Kathy Hochul (Democratic) on December 19, 2025.

Prognosis

Advancing 50% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

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.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. APPROVAL MEMO.35

  2. SIGNED CHAP.653

  3. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

  4. RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

  5. PASSED SENATE

  6. 3RD READING CAL.1375

  7. SUBSTITUTED FOR S4289

  8. REFERRED TO RULES

  9. DELIVERED TO SENATE

  10. PASSED ASSEMBLY

  11. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.313

  12. RULES REPORT CAL.313

  13. REPORTED

  14. REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

  15. REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES

  16. REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 218 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (218)

218 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does A4997 do?
Extends DEC's authority to regulate management of crabs to 12/31/2027; prohibits the taking of horseshoe crabs for commercial and biomedical purposes.
Who sponsors A4997?
A4997 is sponsored by Deborah Glick.
What is the current status of A4997?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 10, 2025. Enacted.
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