Assembly BillChaptered/Signed
A 8165: Permits the city of White Plains, Westchester county, to lease certain sports field fences for advertisements.
What A 8165 does, verified September 28, 2025
The city of White Plains, Westchester County, is allowed to lease sports field fences at Gedney Field to a not-for-profit corporation or organization for the purpose of selling advertising. The lease is made at a nominal rent, with the revenue used solely for the care and maintenance of the field in the city. This allows the city to generate revenue while maintaining control over the use of the field.
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Last action: signed chap.382 (2025-09-10)Alert me
Quick answers about A 8165
- What is the current status of A 8165?
- As of September 28, 2025, A 8165 is recorded as "Chaptered/Signed": it has been signed by the Governor and chaptered into law. The last recorded action, on September 10, 2025, was "signed chap.382".
- Did A 8165 pass?
- Yes. A 8165 passed both houses and was signed into law (last action September 10, 2025). New York laws take effect on the date written into the bill, often immediately on signing or a set number of days afterward.
- Who wrote A 8165, and where is it now?
- A 8165 was authored by Asm. Chris Burdick.
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| Sep. 10, 2025 | signed chap.382 |
| Sep. 05, 2025 | delivered to governor |
| Jun. 11, 2025 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY |
| Jun. 11, 2025 | PASSED SENATE |
| Jun. 11, 2025 | 3RD READING CAL.1156 |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, May 5, 2025 · 242 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8165 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY May 5, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BURDICK -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Local Governments AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to permitting the city of White Plains, Westchester county, to lease certain sports field fences for advertisements The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new 2 section 77-k to read as follows: 3 § 77-k. Sports field fence leases in the city of White Plains, West- 4 chester county. Notwithstanding any provision of any general, special 5 or local law or of any charter to the contrary, the city of White 6 Plains, Westchester county, may lease any and all sports field fences at 7 Gedney Field, annually, at a nominal rent, to a not-for-profit 8 corporation or organization, organized under the laws of the state of 9 New York for the purpose of permitting the sale of advertising, with the 10 revenues to be used solely for the care of such field in the city of 11 White Plains, Westchester county. 12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11815-01-5
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