---
type: "Bill"
title: "Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage clams"
description: "Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage clams."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "A 7678"
citation: "New York A 7678 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["ENGLEBRIGHT"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-05-15"
last_action: "2019-08-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6e7769ad-6d0d-493e-854d-b17bf9db18f4"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/A7678"
source_hash: "9bd887e8c14ca8cdf5f9e7afc04fa90ce0578f614449fb23d2e4636a3a39508b"
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 7678 (2019-2020) — Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage clams

Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage clams.

## Version chain

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

1. **A7678** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A7678&term=2019&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **59–2** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **137–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- ENGLEBRIGHT — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-05-15** REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-29** REPORTED
- **2019-05-30** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.567
- **2019-06-06** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2019-06-06** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2019-06-06** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-11** SUBSTITUTED FOR S6414
- **2019-06-11** 3RD READING CAL.1278
- **2019-06-11** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2019-06-11** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2019-08-23** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2019-08-30** SIGNED CHAP.219 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6e7769ad-6d0d-493e-854d-b17bf9db18f4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).