A 7402 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Eliminates sporting license fees for honorably discharged, disabled veterans

This bill eliminates all fees for lifetime sporting licenses (hunting, fishing, trapping) for veterans who are honorably discharged from U.S. military service and certified with a 40% or greater service-connected disability. It directly affects eligible veterans by removing a cost barrier to accessing lifetime recreational licenses under New York's environmental conservation law. The change modifies the fee schedule to set $0 as the cost for this specific veteran group in the "lifetime license including hunting, fishing, and turkey permit" category. The policy change applies immediately upon enactment and does not alter fees for other license types or eligibility categories.
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Mar 2025
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Introduced Mar 25, 2025 Last action Apr 21, 2026
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Jan 7, 2026
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REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
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Mar 25, 2025
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REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
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Joe Sempolinski
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