---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to the removal of species from the endangered and threatened species list"
description: "Requires the commissioner of the department of environmental conservation to include species designated by the Secretary of the Interior as endangered or threatened to the endangered and threatened species list."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "A 4077"
citation: "New York A 4077 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["BARRETT"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-01"
last_action: "2020-09-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6c9bbff4-aadc-4b99-9e90-988b04748e2c"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/A4077"
source_hash: "349aeec4cf806c0b0e2ef56f9bcdbf1d708bdc937297407a5fba0c196c0cf122"
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 4077 (2019-2020) — Relates to the removal of species from the endangered and threatened species list

Requires the commissioner of the department of environmental conservation to include species designated by the Secretary of the Interior as endangered or threatened to the endangered and threatened species list.

## Version chain

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

1. **A4077** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A4077&term=2019&Text=Y)
2. **A4077A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2019/A4077A)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **140–2** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **51–9** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- BARRETT — primary (person)
- COLTON — cosponsor (person)
- GOTTFRIED R — cosponsor (person)
- ORTIZ — cosponsor (person)
- OTIS — cosponsor (person)
- ROSENTHAL L — cosponsor (person)
- STECK — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-01** REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-08** REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `referral-committee`
- **2020-05-04** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2020-05-04** PRINT NUMBER 4077A `amendment-passage`
- **2020-07-14** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2020-07-21** REPORTED
- **2020-07-21** RULES REPORT CAL.225
- **2020-07-21** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.225
- **2020-07-22** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2020-07-22** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2020-07-22** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2020-07-23** SUBSTITUTED FOR S8750
- **2020-07-23** 3RD READING CAL.957
- **2020-07-23** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2020-07-23** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2020-09-16** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2020-09-21** SIGNED CHAP.170 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6c9bbff4-aadc-4b99-9e90-988b04748e2c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).