BILL NUMBER: S3464
SPONSOR: HELMING
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
providing free lifetime licenses for honorably discharged, disabled
veterans
 
PURPOSE:
This bill provides for lifetime sportsman licenses for honorably
discharged disabled veterans without an annual renewal.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1: Amends Subdivision 1 of section 11-0702 of the Environmental
Conservation Law to allow honorably discharged veterans who have a
permanent disability to have a lifetime sportsman license without a fee
and annual renewal.
Section 2: Provides an immediate effective date.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
Current law allows disabled veterans to purchase an annual sportsman
license for a five-dollar fee. This act would eliminate the need for
annual renewal by allowing disabled veterans to acquire a lifetime
sportsman license for no fee and no annual renewal. Given the personal
sacrifices our disabled veterans have made, allowing them to enjoy hunt-
ing, fishing and outdoor activities in New York for life without the
requirement to annually renew and without cost, is a small gesture for
their service to our nation.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2023-2024: S.3205 referred to Environmental Conservation
2021-2022: S.1265 referred to Environmental Conservation/A.4893 held for
consideration in Environmental Conservation
2019-2020: S.268 referred to Environmental Conservation/A.880-A referred
to Environmental Conservation
2017-2018: S.2579-A referred to Veterans, Homeland Security and Military
Affairs
2015-2016: S.2215 reported from Veterans, Homeland Security and Military
Affairs and committed to Finance/A.4382 referred to Environmental
Conservation
2014: S.7469 referred to Veterans, Homeland Security and Military
Affairs/A.9439 referred to Environmental Conservation
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
To be determined.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This Act will take effect immediately.

Statutes affected:
S3464: 11-0702 environmental conservation law, 11-0702(1) environmental conservation law