---
type: "Bill"
title: "Extends the effectiveness of chapter 435 of the laws of 2014 relating to defining spearguns and allowing recreational spearfishing in New York's marine and coastal waters"
description: "Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to defining spearguns and allowing recreational spearfishing in New York's marine and coastal waters."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "A 11372"
citation: "New York A 11372 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-05-14"
last_action: "2026-06-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9ad6c880-9b46-431a-96a0-c3870de99267"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A11372"
source_hash: "0be8fb42de167897f0f2b226278ea70a17506f7ed803880320bd38071e4d2c51"
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 11372 (2025-2026) — Extends the effectiveness of chapter 435 of the laws of 2014 relating to defining spearguns and allowing recreational spearfishing in New York's marine and coastal waters

Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to defining spearguns and allowing recreational spearfishing in New York's marine and coastal waters.

## Version chain

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

1. **A11372** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A11372&term=2025&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **137–1** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **59–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Rules Committee — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-05-14** REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `referral-committee`
- **2026-05-20** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2026-05-21** REPORTED
- **2026-05-21** RULES REPORT CAL.200
- **2026-05-21** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.200
- **2026-05-28** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2026-05-28** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2026-05-28** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2026-06-04** SUBSTITUTED FOR S10531
- **2026-06-04** 3RD READING CAL.1441
- **2026-06-04** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2026-06-04** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2026-06-18** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2026-06-26** SIGNED CHAP.152 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9ad6c880-9b46-431a-96a0-c3870de99267`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).