New York A 5657: Requires the commissioner of environmental conservation to promote education in hunting, fishing and outdoor education in high school physical education courses

Status: REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION (as of 2026-01-07)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 5657

Sponsors: William A. Barclay, Angelo J. Morinello, Brian Manktelow, David DiPietro, Jeff Gallahan, John Lemondes, Karl Brabenec, Kenneth Blankenbush, Matthew Simpson, Philip Palmesano

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A05657 Summary:

BILL NOA05657 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORBarclay (MS)

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COSPNSRBlankenbush, DiPietro, Palmesano, Brabenec, Manktelow, Morinello, Simpson, Gallahan, Lemondes

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MLTSPNSRBrown K, DeStefano, Hawley

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Amd §3-0301, En Con L

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Requires the commissioner of environmental conservation to promote education in hunting, fishing and outdoor education in high school physical education courses.

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BILL NOA05657 

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02/19/2025referred to environmental conservation

01/07/2026referred to environmental conservation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5657

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 19, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BARCLAY, BLANKENBUSH, DiPIETRO, PALMESANO, BRABE-
 NEC, MANKTELOW, MORINELLO, SIMPSON, GALLAHAN, LEMONDES -- Multi-Spon-
 sored by -- M. of A. K. BROWN, DeSTEFANO, HAWLEY -- read once and
 referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to hunt-
 ing, fishing and outdoor education in high school physical education
 courses

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 3-0301 of the environmental
 2 conservation law is amended by adding a new paragraph aa to read as
 3 follows:
 4 aa. Disseminate information relating to hunting, fishing and outdoor
 5 education, in consultation with the board of regents, to promote
 6 instruction in physical education courses for grades nine through twelve
 7 in hunting, fishing and outdoor education. Such instruction shall
 8 include information on the:
 9 (1) various hunting and fishing seasons;
 10 (2) species that can be sought;
 11 (3) the necessary materials for obtaining hunting and fishing
 12 licenses;
 13 (4) outdoor opportunities for recreation and exercise purposes; and
 14 (5) history and benefits of hunting and fishing in this state's devel-
 15 opment;
 16 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
 17 the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately,
 18 the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation neces-
 19 sary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are
 20 authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05098-01-5

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