S 7744 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Authorizes the use of certain park lands for any school purposes

Summary

Authorizes the use of certain park lands alienated from a portion of the park commonly known as Lincoln Park, in the city of Albany for any school purposes.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

May 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2025

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

Assembly Passage

Jun 2025

Signed into Law

Aug 2025

Introduced May 2, 2025 Signed Aug 15, 2025

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S7744 → S7744A · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill amendment adds new requirements for the city of Albany when converting park land to school use. The city must now dedicate an amount of money equal to the fair market value of the land being sold toward acquiring new parkland or improving existing parks. It also adds a condition that if the parkland received federal funding, the city must follow federal rules about converting that land before proceeding.

Scope change

The bill now applies additional conditions to the city's authority to sell park land, specifically requiring financial compensation for the loss of parkland and compliance with federal regulations if applicable.

REQUIREMENT

The city must now dedicate an amount equal to the fair market value of the parkland being sold toward acquiring new parkland or improving existing parks.

If the parkland received federal funding, the city must comply with federal requirements about alienating or converting parkland, including getting approval from the Secretary of the Interior.

ELIGIBILITY

The city's authority to discontinue park land is now subject to the new conditions in sections 1-a and 2-a rather than being an unconditional right.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 10, 2025 · Assembly Jun 13, 2025

How they voted

58–0

Passed · 5 other

Total votes 63

Jun 10, 2025

D Democratic41

37 Yea 4

90% Yea

R Republican22

21 Yea 1

95% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Amendments

Aug 15, 2025

Signed into law

SIGNED CHAP.333

upper

Jun 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

PASSED ASSEMBLY

lower

Jun 10, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO CITIES

lower

Jun 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

PASSED SENATE

upper

Jun 10, 2025

Committee

COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

upper

Jun 5, 2025

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 7744A

upper

Jun 5, 2025

Upper · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CITIES 2

upper

May 2, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO CITIES 2

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors