---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to authorizing hunting big game by rifle in the county of Tompkins"
description: "Authorizes hunting big game by rifle in the county of Tompkins."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "A 8666"
citation: "New York A 8666 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["LIFTON"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-10-23"
last_action: "2020-08-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c5fb89ea-d551-4811-ad9a-7ecffe90ff19"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/A8666"
source_hash: "2765b3c991f26901d8eaf675043fddc6e7741ca30cfe55bcf3fd0048826c292e"
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 8666 (2019-2020) — Relates to authorizing hunting big game by rifle in the county of Tompkins

Authorizes hunting big game by rifle in the county of Tompkins.

## Version chain

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

1. **A8666** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A8666&term=2019&Text=Y)
2. **A8666A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2019/A8666A)

## Votes

- Floor Vote - Version: A — **61–1** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **132–12** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- LIFTON — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-10-23** REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-08** REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-06** AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2020-06-06** PRINT NUMBER 8666A `amendment-passage`
- **2020-06-06** REFERENCE CHANGED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-09** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-09** REPORTED
- **2020-06-09** RULES REPORT CAL.75
- **2020-06-09** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.75
- **2020-06-09** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2020-06-09** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2020-06-09** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-10** SUBSTITUTED FOR S8522
- **2020-06-10** 3RD READING CAL.752
- **2020-06-10** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2020-06-10** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2020-08-12** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2020-08-24** SIGNED CHAP.152 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c5fb89ea-d551-4811-ad9a-7ecffe90ff19`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).