Permits the city of White Plains, Westchester county, to lease certain sports field fences for advertisements

Latest action Sep 10, 2025

Permits the city of White Plains, Westchester county, to lease certain sports field fences for advertisements.

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Where it stands

Signed into law.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A8165, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Passed as A8165, the matching Assembly bill.

Amends the General Municipal Law.

Committee

Local Government · New York State Senate

Also referred to Local Governments · New York State Assembly, Rules · New York State Assembly, Rules · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

Section 1 allows the city of White Plains in Westchester County to lease municipal sports field fences located at Gedney Field, annually, at a nominal rent to not-for-profit corporations or organizations for the purposes of advertising, with revenue from said leases being used solely for the care of such field. Section 2 establishes the effective date.

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Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateJun 11, 2025Result: passedSenate vote on A8165, the matching Assembly bill.
(58) (1) (0) (4)
Vote: Committee vote · Local Government
Senate Local GovernmentMay 20, 2025Result: passed
(7) (0) (0) (0)

The sponsor's argument

Why Shelley Mayer says this is needed

The city of White Plains wants the ability to lease space on the fences of Gedney Field at a nominal sum to a not-for-profit, for the purpose of advertising in order to increase the revenue of the town's parks and recreation department to improve and better maintain said field. Addi- tionally, this would allow the White Plains Little League or other not- for-profit leasing the fence, to invest the proceeds of advertising sales into care of the field and may reduce the tax burden on residents of White Plains.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

Sep 10, 2025
Signed
SIGNED CHAP.382
NY Assembly
Sep 5, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
NY Assembly
Jun 11, 2025
3RD Reading CAL.1156
3RD READING CAL.1156
NY Senate
Jun 11, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Jun 11, 2025
Substituted
SUBSTITUTED BY A8165
NY Senate

Show full history (12 earlier events)

Jun 9, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO SENATE
NY Assembly
Jun 9, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Jun 9, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO RULES
NY Senate
Jun 9, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED
NY Assembly
Jun 9, 2025
Rules Report CAL.527
RULES REPORT CAL.527
NY Assembly
Jun 6, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
NY Assembly
Jun 5, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
NY Assembly
May 22, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
May 21, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
May 20, 2025
1ST Report CAL.1156
1ST REPORT CAL.1156
NY Senate
May 5, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
NY Assembly
Apr 25, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
NY Senate

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