Includes lakes in adopt-a-municipal park, shoreline or roadway programs
This bill updates New York State's Adopt-a-Municipal Park, Shoreline, Roadway, or Lake programs to officially include lakes alongside existing categories like parks and roadways. It allows local governments to partner with volunteers for cleaning up litter in these areas and requires agreements to provide safety gear and identification signs for participants. The legislation also clarifies that local governments and their employees are not liable for injuries that occur during these volunteer activities. Finally, the changes become effective sixty days after the bill is signed into law.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
May 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Assembly Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
Dec 2024
Introduced Feb 13, 2023
Signed Dec 21, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 8, 2024 · Assembly May 21, 2024
How they voted
58–1
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 62
May 8, 2024
D
Democratic41
97% Yea
R
Republican21
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Dec 21, 2024
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.651
upper
May 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
May 8, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
May 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 3, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
upper
Apr 25, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
lower
Apr 25, 2023
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Feb 13, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Rachel May
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Dean Murray
RRepublican/Conservative
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