---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to the management of migratory game birds; extends effectiveness"
description: "Relates to the management of migratory game birds; extends effectiveness."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "S 7950"
citation: "New York S 7950 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["O'MARA"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-03-13"
last_action: "2018-12-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bdba5643-19c4-4f6a-b73f-b8bc095bf462"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2017/S7950"
source_hash: "1e73ec19270c42ac270dae63e207e7148458f4e0d732c109bc6a85c760449045"
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 S 7950 (2017-2018) — Relates to the management of migratory game birds; extends effectiveness

Relates to the management of migratory game birds; extends effectiveness.

## Version chain

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

1. **S7950 HTML** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S7950&term=2017&Text=Y)
2. **S7950 PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2017/S7950)

## Votes

- Environmental Conservation Vote — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **128–1** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **59–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- O'MARA — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-03-13** REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-01** 1ST REPORT CAL.988
- **2018-05-02** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2018-05-07** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- **2018-05-14** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2018-05-14** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2018-05-14** REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-07** SUBSTITUTED FOR A10861
- **2018-06-07** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1088
- **2018-06-07** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2018-06-07** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2018-12-18** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2018-12-28** SIGNED CHAP.492 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bdba5643-19c4-4f6a-b73f-b8bc095bf462`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).