Relates to the Mount Van Hoevenberg Olympic Sports Complex in Essex County
This bill amends the state constitution to allow limited uses of forest preserve land while maintaining its core protection. It permits specific highway construction (up to 300 acres total), ski trail development (up to 25 miles on Whiteface, Belleayre, and Gore/Pete Gay mountains), and land exchanges with municipalities for public purposes like airport extensions, cemeteries, and water wells. The bill requires legislative approval for land exchanges and ensures the state receives land of equal value in return. It directly affects state management of forest preserve lands and local governments seeking land for public infrastructure. The bill does not address the Mount Van Hoevenberg Olympic Sports Complex, as its title suggests, but focuses on constitutional changes to forest preserve regulations.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 19, 2025
Last action Jun 6, 2025
Floor votes · Senate May 13, 2025
How they voted
22–0
Passed
Total votes 22
May 13, 2025
D
Democratic15
100% Yea
R
Republican7
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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Total actions
9
Key actions
1
Committee
3
May 13, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (22-0)
senate
Mar 25, 2025
Committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Committee
OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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