Permits the city of White Plains, Westchester county, to lease certain sports field fences for advertisements
This bill (A 8165) allows the city of White Plains to lease advertising space on fences at Gedney Field (a local sports field) to nonprofit organizations. The city may charge a nominal annual fee, and all advertising revenue must be used solely for maintaining the field. The law, signed into effect on September 10, 2025, directly affects White Plains' management of Gedney Field and its ability to generate limited funds for field upkeep through non-profit partnerships.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Assembly Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Sep 2025
Introduced May 5, 2025
Signed Sep 10, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Jun 11, 2025 · Assembly Jun 9, 2025
How they voted
58–1
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 63
Jun 11, 2025
D
Democratic41
90% Yea
R
Republican22
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Sep 10, 2025
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.382
lower
Jun 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jun 9, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO RULES
upper
Jun 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jun 6, 2025
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
Jun 5, 2025
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
May 5, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chris Burdick
DDemocratic/Independence/Working Families
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