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type: "Bill"
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title: "Extends DEC's authority to regulate management of crabs, and prohibits the taking of horseshoe crabs for commercial and biomedical purposes"
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description: "Extends DEC's authority to regulate management of crabs to 12/31/2027; prohibits the taking of horseshoe crabs for commercial and biomedical purposes."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
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legislature: "New York Legislature"
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session: "2025-2026"
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identifier: "A 4997"
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citation: "New York A 4997 (2025-2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Deborah Glick"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 16
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2025-02-10"
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last_action: "2025-12-19"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f0ed73af-d9fe-4318-80d9-b879e48e7376"
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source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A4997"
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source_hash: "a89fe0e563a703d0eea981081caf09a81009de769972a95dfe8e190c353a9107"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
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---
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# New York A 4997 (2025-2026) — Extends DEC's authority to regulate management of crabs, and prohibits the taking of horseshoe crabs for commercial and biomedical purposes
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Extends DEC's authority to regulate management of crabs to 12/31/2027; prohibits the taking of horseshoe crabs for commercial and biomedical purposes.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **A4997** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A4997&term=2025&Text=Y)
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## Votes
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- Floor Vote — **43–16** (pass) · upper
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- Assembly Vote — **100–45** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Deborah Glick — primary (person)
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- Chris Burdick — cosponsor (person)
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- Dana Levenberg — cosponsor (person)
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- David Weprin — cosponsor (person)
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- Gabriella Romero — cosponsor (person)
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- Jo Anne Simon — cosponsor (person)
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- Karines Reyes — cosponsor (person)
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- Robert C. Carroll — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-02-10** REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `referral-committee`
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- **2025-05-20** REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
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- **2025-05-28** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
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- **2025-05-29** REPORTED
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- **2025-05-29** RULES REPORT CAL.313
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- **2025-05-29** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.313
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- **2025-06-05** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
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- **2025-06-05** DELIVERED TO SENATE
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- **2025-06-05** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
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- **2025-06-11** SUBSTITUTED FOR S4289
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- **2025-06-11** 3RD READING CAL.1375
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- **2025-06-11** PASSED SENATE `passage`
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- **2025-06-11** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
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- **2025-12-08** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-12-19** SIGNED CHAP.653 `executive-signature`
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- **2025-12-19** APPROVAL MEMO.35
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f0ed73af-d9fe-4318-80d9-b879e48e7376`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).
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