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S 5616: Extends, until December 31, 2026, the authorization of residential property owners in high risk brush fire areas on Staten Island to cut and remove reeds.
What S 5616 does, verified July 2, 2025
The bill allows owners of residential real property in high-risk brush fire areas in Staten Island to cut and remove reeds from their property. This change takes effect immediately and will expire on December 31, 2026. The bill aims to enhance the effectiveness of existing regulations regarding brush fire prevention in the area.
Bill journey
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2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: SUBSTITUTED BY A6195 (2025-06-09)Alert me
Quick answers about S 5616
- What is the current status of S 5616?
- As of July 2, 2025, S 5616 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on June 9, 2025, was "SUBSTITUTED BY A6195".
- Did S 5616 pass?
- Not yet. S 5616 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 5616, and where is it now?
- S 5616 was authored by Sen. Andrew Lanza with 1 coauthor.
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| Jun. 09, 2025 | SUBSTITUTED BY A6195 |
| May. 15, 2025 | ADVANCED TO THIRD READING |
| May. 14, 2025 | 2ND REPORT CAL. |
| May. 13, 2025 | 1ST REPORT CAL.1054 |
| Feb. 26, 2025 | REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 26, 2025 · 214 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5616 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 26, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. LANZA, SCARCELLA-SPANTON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environ- mental Conservation AN ACT to amend chapter 306 of the laws of 2011 authorizing owners of residential real property in high risk brush fire areas in the borough of Staten Island to cut and remove reeds from their property, in relation to the effectiveness thereof The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 3 of chapter 306 of the laws of 2011 authorizing 2 owners of residential real property in high risk brush fire areas in the 3 borough of Staten Island to cut and remove reeds from their property, as 4 amended by chapter 265 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as 5 follows: 6 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be 7 deemed repealed December 31, [2025] 2026. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10321-01-5
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