---
type: "Bill"
title: "Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions of law relating to the operation of personal watercraft and specialty prop-craft"
description: "Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions of law relating to the operation of personal watercraft and specialty prop-craft."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 9978"
citation: "New York A 9978 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["JONES"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-04-28"
last_action: "2022-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6ea63a46-7a2f-4131-9769-6555d6d1c0a9"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A9978"
source_hash: "7980395a7e25244a81c9ec79c5de3824cc32247ab27e8c99905d77eaa5dddf6e"
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 9978 (2021-2022) — Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions of law relating to the operation of personal watercraft and specialty prop-craft

Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions of law relating to the operation of personal watercraft and specialty prop-craft.

## Version chain

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

1. **A9978** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A9978&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **143–1** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **61–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- JONES — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-04-28** REFERRED TO TOURISM, PARKS, ARTS AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-09** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-10** REPORTED
- **2022-05-10** RULES REPORT CAL.148
- **2022-05-10** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.148
- **2022-05-11** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-05-11** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2022-05-11** REFERRED TO CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-17** SUBSTITUTED FOR S8955
- **2022-05-17** 3RD READING CAL.1265
- **2022-05-17** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-05-17** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-06-22** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-07-01** SIGNED CHAP.366 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6ea63a46-7a2f-4131-9769-6555d6d1c0a9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).