A 8330 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Clarifies provisions regarding the use of crossbows for hunting

Summary
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.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced May 13, 2025 Last action Jun 17, 2025
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A8330 A8330A · 6 edits
MODERATE
This bill amends New York's environmental conservation law to clarify and expand regulations regarding crossbow use for hunting. The changes add co-sponsor Steck to the bill, discharge the committee for further amendment, and modify specific crossbow specifications and hunting season provisions.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded to include co-sponsor Steck and added committee discharge language allowing the bill to be amended and reprinted.
SCOPE

Added co-sponsor Steck to the bill introduction and included committee discharge language allowing the bill to be amended and reprinted.

REQUIREMENT

Modified crossbow specifications by removing the requirement for a minimum fourteen-inch bolt and reordering the text to place trigger safety requirements before dimensional specifications.

ELIGIBILITY

Added crossbows as an authorized method for hunting antlerless deer in special muzzle-loading firearm seasons.

Added crossbows as an authorized method for hunting deer and bear in special open seasons where muzzle-loading firearms are permitted.

Modified crossbow use during archery-only seasons to allow use only during the last fourteen consecutive days in the southern zone and last ten consecutive days in the northern zone.

Added provision that crossbow use in seasons where muzzle loaders are the only firearm permitted must occur after the regular open hunting season.

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Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Amendments
2
May 28, 2025
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
May 20, 2025
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES
lower
May 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 8330A
lower
May 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
lower
May 13, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
lower
1 primary · 13 co-sponsors

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