S 7616 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Authorizes the lease of certain lands of state university of New York at Stony Brook for the purpose of building undergraduate student, graduate student, faculty and staff housing

Summary

Directs the state university trustees, without any public bidding, to lease and otherwise contract to make a portion of the lands of SUNY Stony Brook on its campus to the Stony Brook Housing Development Corp. for the purpose of building undergraduate student, graduate student, faculty and staff housing; limits such lease to a period not exceeding 100 years.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2025

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

Assembly Passage

Jun 2025

Signed into Law

Sep 2025

Introduced Apr 23, 2025 Signed Sep 17, 2025

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What changed between versions

S7616 → S7616A · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to add a second sponsor (Senator Palumbo) and include committee discharge history, while updating the bill title to more accurately reflect that it authorizes land leasing for housing rather than establishing a ground lease. The substantive policy content regarding housing authorization remains unchanged.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains the same - it still authorizes SUNY trustees to lease land at Stony Brook University for student, faculty, and staff housing without public bidding.

TECHNICAL

Added Senator Palumbo as a co-sponsor to the bill

Added committee discharge and amendment history showing the bill was reviewed and amended before being sent back to committee

Removed extraneous text about fitness centers from the legislative findings section

TITLE

Changed bill title from 'establishing the Stony brook campus housing ground lease' to 'authorizing the lease of certain lands for the purpose of building undergraduate student, graduate student, faculty and staff housing' to better describe the bill's purpose

Floor votes · Senate Jun 5, 2025 · Assembly Jun 6, 2025

How they voted

60–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 63

Jun 5, 2025

D Democratic41

39 Yea 2

95% Yea

R Republican22

21 Yea 1

95% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Sep 17, 2025

Signed into law

SIGNED CHAP.413

upper

Jun 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

PASSED ASSEMBLY

lower

Jun 5, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

lower

Jun 5, 2025

Upper · Passed

PASSED SENATE

upper

Apr 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 7616A

upper

Apr 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION

upper

Apr 23, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

upper

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors