New York S 6360: Clarifies provisions regarding the use of crossbows for hunting

Status: SIGNED CHAP.358 (as of 2025-08-26)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: S 6360

Sponsors: Pete Harckham, Christopher Ryan, George Borrello, Jake Ashby, James Skoufis, Jessica Scarcella-Spanton, Julia Salazar, Leroy Comrie, Michelle Hinchey, Pamela Helming, Patrick M. Gallivan, Rachel May, Robert Jackson, Thomas F. O'Mara

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S06360 Summary:

BILL NOS06360A

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SAME ASSAME AS A08330-A

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SPONSORHARCKHAM

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COSPNSRASHBY, BORRELLO, COMRIE, GALLIVAN, HELMING, HINCHEY, JACKSON, MAY, O'MARA, RYAN C, SALAZAR,
 SCARCELLA-SPANTON, SKOUFIS

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §11-0103, 11-0901, 11-0907 & 11-0931, En Con L

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Clarifies provisions regarding the use of crossbows for hunting, allowing the department of environmental conservation to allow the use of crossbows for the taking of big game in any area long bows are permitted.

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BILL NOS06360A

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03/11/2025REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

05/08/2025AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

05/08/2025PRINT NUMBER 6360A

05/13/20251ST REPORT CAL.1055

05/14/20252ND REPORT CAL.

05/15/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/11/2025PASSED SENATE

06/11/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/11/2025referred to codes

06/17/2025substituted for a8330a

06/17/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.876

06/17/2025passed assembly

06/17/2025returned to senate

08/22/2025DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

08/26/2025SIGNED CHAP.358

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DATE:06/17/2025Assembly Vote YEA/NAY: 139/2ER 

Alvarez 

Yes 

Carroll P 

Yes 

Friend 

Yes 

Lee 

Yes 

Peoples-Stokes 

Yes &#8225

Slater 

Yes 

Anderson 

Yes 

Carroll RC 

Yes 

Gallagher 

Yes 

Lemondes 

Yes 

Pheffer Amato 

Yes 

Smith 

Yes 

Angelino 

ER 

Chandler-Waterm 

Yes 

Gallahan 

Yes 

Levenberg 

Yes 

Pirozzolo 

Yes 

Smullen 

Yes 

Bailey 

Yes 

Chang 

Yes 

Gandolfo 

Yes 

Lucas 

Yes 

Pretlow 

Yes 

Solages 

Yes 

Barclay 

Yes 

Chludzinski 

Yes &#8225

Gibbs 

Yes 

Lunsford 

Yes 

Ra 

Yes 

Steck 

Yes &#8225

Barrett 

Yes 

Clark 

Yes 

Giglio 

Yes 

Lupardo 

Yes 

Raga 

Yes 

Stern 

Yes 

Beephan 

Yes 

Colton 

Yes 

Glick 

Yes 

Magnarelli 

Yes 

Rajkumar 

Yes 

Stirpe 

Yes 

Bendett 

Yes 

Conrad 

Yes 

Gonzalez-Rojas 

Yes 

Maher 

Yes &#8225

Ramos 

Yes 

Tague 

Yes 

Benedetto 

Yes 

Cook 

Yes 

Gray 

ER 

Mamdani 

Yes 

Reilly 

ER 

Tannousis 

ER 

Berger 

Yes 

Cruz 

Yes 

Griffin 

Yes 

Manktelow 

Yes 

Reyes 

Yes 

Tapia 

Yes 

Bichotte Hermel 

ER 

Cunningham 

Yes 

Hawley 

Yes 

McDonald 

Yes 

Rivera 

Yes 

Taylor 

Yes 

Blankenbush 

Yes 

Dais 

Yes 

Hevesi 

Yes &#8225

McDonough 

Yes 

Romero 

Yes 

Torres 

Yes 

Blumencranz 

ER 

Davila 

Yes 

Hooks 

Yes 

McMahon 

Yes 

Rosenthal 

Yes 

Valdez 

Yes 

Bologna 

Yes 

De Los Santos 

Yes 

Hunter 

Yes 

Meeks 

Yes 

Rozic 

Yes 

Vanel 

No 

Bores 

Yes 

DeStefano 

Yes 

Hyndman 

Yes 

Mikulin 

Yes 

Santabarbara 

Yes 

Walker 

Yes 

Brabenec 

Yes 

Dilan 

Yes 

Jackson 

Yes 

Miller 

Yes 

Sayegh 

Yes 

Walsh 

Yes 

Braunstein 

Yes 

Dinowitz 

Yes 

Jacobson 

Yes 

Mitaynes 

Yes 

Schiavoni 

Yes 

Weprin 

Yes 

Bronson 

Yes &#8225

DiPietro 

Yes 

Jensen 

Yes 

Molitor 

Yes 

Seawright 

Yes 

Wieder 

Yes 

Brook-Krasny 

Yes 

Durso 

Yes 

Jones 

Yes 

Morinello 

Yes 

Sempolinski 

Yes &#8225

Williams 

Yes 

Brown EA 

Yes 

Eachus 

Yes 

Kassay 

Yes 

Norber 

ER 

Septimo 

Yes 

Woerner 

Yes 

Brown K 

Yes 

Eichenstein 

Yes 

Kay 

Yes 

Novakhov 

Yes 

Shimsky 

Yes 

Wright 

Yes 

Burdick 

ER 

Epstein 

Yes 

Kelles 

Yes 

O'Pharrow 

Yes 

Shrestha 

Yes 

Yeger 

Yes 

Burke 

Yes 

Fall 

Yes 

Kim 

Yes 

Otis 

Yes 

Simon 

Yes 

Zaccaro 

Yes 

Burroughs 

Yes 

Fitzpatrick 

Yes 

Lasher 

Yes 

Palmesano 

Yes 

Simone 

Yes 

Zinerman 

Yes 

Buttenschon 

Yes 

Forrest 

Yes 

Lavine 

Yes 

Paulin 

Yes 

Simpson 

No 

Mr. Speaker 

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6360--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 11, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. HARCKHAM, COMRIE, SALAZAR -- read twice and ordered
 printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environ-
 mental Conservation -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
 reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to clar-
 ifying provisions regarding the use of cross

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