---
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: "2025-2026"
identifier: "A 8161"
citation: "New York A 8161 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carrie Woerner"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-05-02"
last_action: "2025-07-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a3b8c12e-e966-43ef-8895-38358a179f07"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A8161"
source_hash: "a4c130a6b1c7d0c2bb4c0084ed5dc01042668bf998e35fd518b5333cfa065798"
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 8161 (2025-2026) — 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. **A8161** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A8161&term=2025&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **143–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **57–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Carrie Woerner — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-05-02** REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-13** REPORTED
- **2025-05-15** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.165
- **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 S983
- **2025-06-04** 3RD READING CAL.1463
- **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.194 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a3b8c12e-e966-43ef-8895-38358a179f07`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).