---
type: "Bill"
title: "Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to restrict the taking of fish, shellfish and crustacea in special management areas"
description: "Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to restrict the taking of fish, shellfish and crustacea in special management areas."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "A 7436"
citation: "New York A 7436 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Karen McMahon"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-05-19"
last_action: "2023-08-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/745dcf2b-3e95-4273-a877-41ebe9a03312"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A7436"
source_hash: "2716f68d582e97cd5bde9c61957d4d138a3483288885ae6e644f665bb07a5a8a"
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 7436 (2023-2024) — Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to restrict the taking of fish, shellfish and crustacea in special management areas

Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to restrict the taking of fish, shellfish and crustacea in special management areas.

## Version chain

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

1. **A7436** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A7436&term=2023&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **142–2** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Karen McMahon — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-19** REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-23** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-24** REPORTED
- **2023-05-24** RULES REPORT CAL.307
- **2023-05-24** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.307
- **2023-05-30** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2023-05-30** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2023-05-30** REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-01** SUBSTITUTED FOR S6949
- **2023-06-01** 3RD READING CAL.1157
- **2023-06-01** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2023-06-01** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2023-08-11** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2023-08-23** SIGNED CHAP.315 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/745dcf2b-3e95-4273-a877-41ebe9a03312`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).