---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to authorizing angling by a single individual with up to three lines in freshwater"
description: "Relates to authorizing angling by a single individual with up to three lines in freshwater; extends effectiveness of provisions for two years."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 2044"
citation: "New York S 2044 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["AKSHAR"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-19"
last_action: "2021-07-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d5de7c7c-3290-4dba-b21c-1830ecf92408"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S2044"
source_hash: "96cd05d53b37b032056b1239014fb5c52e21c7b12760589430aeef1e58831aa2"
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 2044 (2021-2022) — Relates to authorizing angling by a single individual with up to three lines in freshwater

Relates to authorizing angling by a single individual with up to three lines in freshwater; extends effectiveness of provisions for two years.

## Version chain

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

1. **S2044** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S2044&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Environmental Conservation Vote — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote — **62–1** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **147–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- AKSHAR — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-19** REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-02** 1ST REPORT CAL.242
- **2021-02-03** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2021-02-08** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- **2021-04-28** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-04-28** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-04-28** REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-05** SUBSTITUTED FOR A6305
- **2021-05-05** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.263
- **2021-05-05** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-05-05** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2021-07-12** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-16** SIGNED CHAP.281 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d5de7c7c-3290-4dba-b21c-1830ecf92408`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).