S 8852 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Authorizes the county of Putnam to lease certain lands used as parklands

This bill authorizes Putnam County to sell a specific parcel of parkland in Carmel to Homeland Towers, LLC for a 160-foot cell tower and associated equipment. The county must dedicate funds equal to the fair market value of the land toward acquiring new parkland or improving existing parks and recreational facilities. The bill does not change public access to parks but requires the county to offset the loss of parkland through equivalent public space investments. It directly affects Putnam County's land management and Homeland Towers' infrastructure plans.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
Assembly Passage
Jun 2026
Signed into Law
Aug 2026
Introduced Jan 9, 2026 Signed Aug 28, 2026
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What changed between versions

S8852B S8852C · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill version was updated from B to C, incorporating a committee discharge and recommitment action. The substantive text regarding the lease area and easement descriptions for the Putnam County parklands remains unchanged, with only minor formatting adjustments to the line numbering and layout.
TECHNICAL

The bill number was updated from S 8852-B to S 8852-C, and the page footer reference was updated from LBD13376-05-6 to LBD13376-07-6.

A new procedural line was added to the status report indicating the bill was ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to the committee.

The previous procedural line regarding the committee discharge and recommitment was removed and replaced by the new entry.

Line numbering and spacing were adjusted to accommodate the new procedural text, but the legal descriptions of the land and easement areas remain identical.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 4, 2026 · Assembly Jun 5, 2026

How they voted

600
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 63
Jun 4, 2026
D Democratic41
38 Yea 3
92% Yea
R Republican22
22 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
8
Committee
3
Amendments
5
Aug 28, 2026
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.282
upper
Jun 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jun 4, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
lower
Jun 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jun 4, 2026
Committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
May 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 8852C
upper
May 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 8852B
upper
May 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
upper
May 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 8852A
upper
May 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
upper
Jan 9, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Pete Harckham
Pete Harckham
DDemocratic/Working Families
NY
40