---
type: "Bill"
title: "Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage sharks"
description: "Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage sharks; extends provisions until December 31, 2020."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "A 8277"
citation: "New York A 8277 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["SEPULVEDA"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-06-05"
last_action: "2017-08-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5111a11b-1137-47e1-a044-c3638157e7fa"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2017/A8277"
source_hash: "de04d61de4f85fb96f518db7e713c3e6ac5413c455e1cc5f67e02f61ea1ab699"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York A 8277 (2017-2018) — Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage sharks

Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage sharks; extends provisions until December 31, 2020.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **A8277 HTML** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A8277&term=2017&Text=Y)
2. **A8277 PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2017/A8277)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **132–6** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **59–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- SEPULVEDA — primary (person)
- ENGLEBRIGHT — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-06-05** REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-07** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-13** REPORTED
- **2017-06-13** RULES REPORT CAL.274
- **2017-06-13** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.274
- **2017-06-14** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2017-06-14** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2017-06-14** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-19** SUBSTITUTED FOR S5745
- **2017-06-19** 3RD READING CAL.1960
- **2017-06-19** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2017-06-19** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2017-08-09** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-21** SIGNED CHAP.223 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5111a11b-1137-47e1-a044-c3638157e7fa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).