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S 8048: Requires the department of parks, recreation and historic preservation cut down trees within two weeks of receiving notice whether it was received through 311 or the department's webpage.
What S 8048 does, verified May 9, 2026
Requires the department of parks, recreation and historic preservation cut down trees within two weeks of receiving notice whether it was received through 311 or the department's webpage.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO CITIES 1 (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 8048
- What is the current status of S 8048?
- As of May 9, 2026, S 8048 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "REFERRED TO CITIES 1".
- Did S 8048 pass?
- Not yet. S 8048 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 8048, and where is it now?
- S 8048 was authored by Sen. Leroy Comrie with 1 coauthor. Its committee of record is Senate Cities 1.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO CITIES 1 |
| May. 15, 2025 | REFERRED TO CITIES 1 |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, May 15, 2025 · 230 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8048 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE May 15, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities 1 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of parks, recreation and historic preservation to cut down trees in a timely manner The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The section heading of section 18-151 of the administrative 2 code of the city of New York, as added by local law number 65 and as 3 renumbered by local law number 133 of the city of New York for the year 4 2017, is amended and a new subdivision 5 is added to read as follows: 5 Street tree maintenance [information posted online]. 6 5. The department upon receiving an initial request for tree service 7 received through the 311 citizen service center request or the depart- 8 ment's webpage shall complete such request within two weeks of receiving 9 such initial request. 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD13139-02-5
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