Includes the county of Sullivan within the definition of a designated community
This bill (S 8938) amends New York State law to include Sullivan County within the definition of a "designated community" for community preservation funds. It updates two sections of state law (General Municipal Law §6-s and Tax Law §1560) to explicitly list Sullivan County alongside Putnam, Ulster, and Westchester as qualifying counties. This change directly affects Sullivan County municipalities, allowing them to access community preservation funds previously available only to the other three Hudson Valley counties. The bill makes a technical definitional update with no new funding mechanisms or eligibility criteria beyond expanding the geographic scope.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
Assembly Passage
Jun 2026
Governor
Introduced Jan 16, 2026
Last action Jun 3, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Jun 2, 2026 · Assembly Jun 3, 2026
How they voted
57–4
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 63
Jun 2, 2026
D
Democratic41
85% Yea
R
Republican22
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Jun 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jun 2, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
Jun 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jun 2, 2026
Committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
Jan 16, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Peter Oberacker
RRepublican/Conservative
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