---
type: "Bill"
title: "Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage weakfish"
description: "Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage weakfish until 12/31/2028."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "A 8278"
citation: "New York A 8278 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Micah Lasher"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-05-08"
last_action: "2025-07-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c25d406c-a9f7-46f3-a344-400d9a5a0964"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A8278"
source_hash: "4da4e562efbc3ddfd8a307d8e50d2535db6ee90ce5eedb2bf954598b50f27849"
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 8278 (2025-2026) — Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage weakfish

Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage weakfish until 12/31/2028.

## Version chain

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

1. **A8278** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A8278&term=2025&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **141–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Micah Lasher — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-05-08** REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-13** REPORTED
- **2025-05-15** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.166
- **2025-05-19** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2025-05-19** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2025-05-19** REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-04** SUBSTITUTED FOR S7772
- **2025-06-04** 3RD READING CAL.1063
- **2025-06-04** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2025-06-04** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2025-07-29** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2025-07-29** SIGNED CHAP.195 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c25d406c-a9f7-46f3-a344-400d9a5a0964`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).