S 10077: Permits the town of Southeast, Putnam county, to lease fences at the John E. Markel Memorial Park for advertisements.
<p>This bill amends the General Municipal Law to specifically authorize the Town of Southeast in Putnam County to lease sports field fences located at the John E. Markel Memorial Park for advertising purposes. The legislation permits these leases to be granted annually at a nominal rent to not-for-profit corporations or organizations organized under New York State law. Any revenue generated from these advertising sales must be used exclusively for the care and maintenance of the John E. Markel Memorial Park. The act includes a provision stating that this authorization applies notwithstanding any conflicting provisions in existing general, special, or local laws or charters. Finally, the bill specifies that it shall take effect immediately upon passage.</p>
- What is the current status of S 10077?
- As of June 9, 2026, S 10077 is recorded as "Passed first house": it has passed the chamber it started in and is now before the second chamber. The last recorded action, on June 5, 2026, was "returned to senate".
- Did S 10077 pass?
- Not yet. S 10077 has passed its house of origin and is now before the second chamber, where it needs committee approval and a floor vote.
- Who wrote S 10077, and where is it now?
- S 10077 was authored by Sen. Peter Harckham.
| Jun. 05, 2026 | returned to senate |
| Jun. 05, 2026 | passed assembly |
| Jun. 05, 2026 | home rule request |
| Jun. 05, 2026 | ordered to third reading rules cal.602 |
| Jun. 05, 2026 | substituted for a11098 |
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 10077 IN SENATE April 27, 2026 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to permitting the town of Southeast, Putnam 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-l to read as follows: 3 § 77-l. Sports field fence leases in the town of Southeast, Putnam 4 county. Notwithstanding any provision of any general, special or local 5 law or of any charter to the contrary, the town of Southeast, Putnam 6 county, may lease any and all sports field fences at the John E. Markel 7 Memorial Park, annually, at a nominal rent, to a not-for-profit corpo- 8 ration or organization, organized under the laws of the state of New 9 York for the purpose of permitting the sale of advertising, with the 10 revenues to be used solely for the care of such John E. Markel Memorial 11 Park in the town of Southeast, Putnam 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. LBD15516-01-6