Authorizes the county of Suffolk to alienate certain lands used as parklands and to dedicate certain other lands as parklands
This bill authorizes Suffolk County to sell a specific parkland parcel (described in Section 3, approximately 0.23 acres in Smithtown) to Russel and Deana Galindo for residential development. In exchange, the Galindos must transfer another designated parcel (described in Section 4, approximately 0.24 acres) to the county to become new parkland, with the county ensuring the fair market value of the new land equals or exceeds the value of the sold land. The bill requires the county to use any value difference to acquire additional parkland or improve existing facilities and includes federal compliance requirements if federal funds were involved. It directly affects Suffolk County, the Galindos, and future parkland users through this specific land exchange.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Assembly Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Aug 2025
Introduced Feb 24, 2025
Signed Aug 15, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Jun 11, 2025 · Assembly Jun 13, 2025
How they voted
58–1
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 63
Jun 11, 2025
D
Democratic41
90% Yea
R
Republican22
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Aug 15, 2025
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.330
upper
Jun 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jun 11, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
Jun 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jun 11, 2025
Committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
Feb 24, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mario Mattera
RRepublican/Conservative
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