New York S 10525: Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions of law relating to the operation of personal watercraft and specialty prop-craft

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S10525 Summary:

BILL NOS10525 

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SAME ASSAME AS A09693

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SPONSORSERRANO

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §8, Chap 138 of 1998

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Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions of law relating to the operation of personal watercraft and specialty prop-craft.

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BILL NOS10525 

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05/18/2026REFERRED TO CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

05/28/2026COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

05/28/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1440

06/04/2026SUBSTITUTED BY A9693

&nbspA09693 AMEND= Cashman

&nbsp01/21/2026referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development

&nbsp02/26/2026reported 

&nbsp02/26/2026advanced to third reading cal.278

&nbsp03/04/2026passed assembly

&nbsp03/04/2026delivered to senate

&nbsp03/04/2026REFERRED TO CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

&nbsp06/04/2026SUBSTITUTED FOR S10525

&nbsp06/04/20263RD READING CAL.1440

&nbsp06/04/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/04/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10525

 IN SENATE

 May 18, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. SERRANO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Tourism,
 Parks and Recreation

 AN ACT to amend chapter 138 of the laws of 1998, amending the navigation
 law and the state finance law relating to the operation of personal
 watercraft and specialty prop-craft, in relation to the effectiveness
 thereof

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

 1 Section 1. Section 8 of chapter 138 of the laws of 1998, amending the
 2 navigation law and the state finance law relating to the operation of
 3 personal watercraft and specialty prop-craft, as amended by chapter 191
 4 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows:
 5 § 8. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that section two
 6 of this act shall take effect January 1, 2000 and shall apply to all
 7 operators born on or after January 1, 2000 and shall apply to all opera-
 8 tors born on or after January 1, 1981, provided further on and after
 9 January 1, 2001 and before January 1, 2002 such section shall apply to
 10 all operators born on or after January 1, 1978; provided further that on
 11 and after January 1, 2002 and before January 1, 2003 such section shall
 12 apply to all operators born on or after January 1, 1975; provided
 13 further that on and after January 1, 2003 and before January 1, 2004
 14 such section shall apply to all operators born on or after January 1,
 15 1972, and provided further that on and after January 1, 2004 it shall
 16 apply to all operators; and provided further that section five of this
 17 act shall expire and be deemed repealed January 1, [2027] 2029. Upon a
 18 finding that courses do not exist in sufficient numbers to enable the
 19 operators of personal watercraft to earn boating safety certificates in
 20 a timely fashion as required by subdivision 1-a of section 49 of the
 21 navigation law, as added by section two of this act, the commissioner of
 22 parks, recreation and historic preservation is authorized by rule or
 23 regulation to modify the dates provided in this section.
 24 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08640-01-5

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