---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to the regulation of taking crabs"
description: "Relates to the regulation of taking crabs, including minimum and maximum size limits, open and closed seasons including lunar closures, and a prohibition on the harvest of crabs in amplexus."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 7710"
citation: "New York A 7710 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["ENGLEBRIGHT"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 27
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-05-20"
last_action: "2022-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2efba894-2dfe-448d-b4d6-254eba9796a5"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A7710"
source_hash: "d3418361aab1866b8994804ce285964c0887743fb6fa267cd7ebc97057f1b53d"
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 7710 (2021-2022) — Relates to the regulation of taking crabs

Relates to the regulation of taking crabs, including minimum and maximum size limits, open and closed seasons including lunar closures, and a prohibition on the harvest of crabs in amplexus.

## Version chain

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

1. **A7710** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A7710&term=2021&Text=Y)
2. **A7710A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/A7710A)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote - Vote 3 — **147–2** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **63–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote - Vote 2 — **132–1** (pass) · lower
- Assembly Vote — **147–0** (pass) · lower
- MOTION:ENGLEBRIGHT; To reconsider — **148–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- ENGLEBRIGHT — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-05-20** REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-24** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-25** REPORTED
- **2021-05-25** RULES REPORT CAL.153
- **2021-05-25** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.153
- **2021-05-25** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-05-25** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2021-05-25** REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-05** DIED IN SENATE
- **2022-01-05** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-01-05** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.272
- **2022-02-17** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-02-17** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2022-02-17** REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-24** RECALLED FROM SENATE
- **2022-05-24** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-05-24** VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING
- **2022-05-24** AMENDED ON THIRD READING 7710A `amendment-passage`
- **2022-05-31** REPASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-05-31** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2022-05-31** RECOMMITTED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-01** SUBSTITUTED FOR S9419
- **2022-06-01** 3RD READING CAL.1732
- **2022-06-01** REPASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-06-01** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-06-22** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-06-30** SIGNED CHAP.243 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2efba894-2dfe-448d-b4d6-254eba9796a5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).