Permits sales during the Adirondack Family Book Festival at the John Brown Farm State Historic Site in North Elba, Essex County

Latest action Jan 8, 2026

Permits sales during the Adirondack Family Book Festival at the John Brown Farm State Historic Site in North Elba, Essex County.

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Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

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

New York State Senate

Committee

Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation · New York State Senate

Also referred to Environmental Conservation · New York State Assembly, Environmental Conservation · New York State Senate, Rules · New York State Assembly, Rules · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

To temporary allow the use of the John Brown Farm State Historic Site for a book sale during the Adirondack Family Book Festival

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

The sponsor's argument

Why Dan Stec says this is needed

The Adirondack Family Book Festival is Brown Historic Site. However, they are Farm because it is a State Parks site, allows for authors to sell their books a great community event at the John prevented from for-profit sales at the which will hurt this event. This bill on site during the event.

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

Jan 8, 2026
Recommit, Enacting Clause Stricken
RECOMMIT, ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION
NY Senate
Jun 13, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO SENATE
NY Assembly
Jun 13, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Jun 13, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO RULES
NY Senate

Show full history (5 earlier events)

Jun 12, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED
NY Assembly
Jun 12, 2025
Rules Report CAL.685
RULES REPORT CAL.685
NY Assembly
Jun 11, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO RULES
NY Senate
May 28, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
NY Assembly
May 23, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
NY Assembly

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