---
type: "Bill"
title: "Extends provisions relating to the department of environmental conservation's management of aquatic invasive species, spread prevention and penalties"
description: "Extends provisions relating to the department of environmental conservation's management of aquatic invasive species, spread prevention and penalties."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "S 5937"
citation: "New York S 5937 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["KAMINSKY"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-05-16"
last_action: "2019-07-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/39f7e75e-fb94-4505-ad64-a14ebc39905c"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/S5937"
source_hash: "a41797af1ef3dd1ad9388034e5e4a2bea0548eb6630af886b2dc6ca05359bee1"
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 5937 (2019-2020) — Extends provisions relating to the department of environmental conservation's management of aquatic invasive species, spread prevention and penalties

Extends provisions relating to the department of environmental conservation's management of aquatic invasive species, spread prevention and penalties.

## Version chain

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

1. **S5937** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S5937&term=2019&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **139–0** (pass) · lower
- Rules Vote — **17–1** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote — **56–5** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- KAMINSKY — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-05-16** REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-20** COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-20** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.773
- **2019-05-22** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2019-05-22** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2019-05-22** REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-06** SUBSTITUTED FOR A7692
- **2019-06-06** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.570
- **2019-06-06** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2019-06-06** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2019-06-28** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2019-07-03** SIGNED CHAP.81 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/39f7e75e-fb94-4505-ad64-a14ebc39905c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).