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S 7659: Permits the city of White Plains, Westchester county, to lease certain sports field fences for advertisements.
What S 7659 does, verified September 28, 2025
The city of White Plains, Westchester County, may lease sports field fences at Gedney Field to a not-for-profit corporation or organization for the purpose of selling advertising. The lease will be at a nominal rent and the revenue will be used solely for the care of the field in the city of White Plains. This law allows for the leasing of sports field fences despite any existing general, special, or local laws or charter provisions to the contrary. The law takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: SUBSTITUTED BY A8165 (2025-06-11)Alert me
Quick answers about S 7659
- What is the current status of S 7659?
- As of September 28, 2025, S 7659 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 11, 2025, was "SUBSTITUTED BY A8165".
- Did S 7659 pass?
- Not yet. S 7659 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 7659, and where is it now?
- S 7659 was authored by Sen. Shelley Mayer.
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| Jun. 11, 2025 | SUBSTITUTED BY A8165 |
| May. 22, 2025 | ADVANCED TO THIRD READING |
| May. 21, 2025 | 2ND REPORT CAL. |
| May. 20, 2025 | 1ST REPORT CAL.1156 |
| Apr. 25, 2025 | REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 25, 2025 · 246 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7659 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE April 25, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MAYER -- 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 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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