Assembly Bill A5338

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Provides free use of state parks to family members of deceased military

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2025-A5338 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Tourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §13.26, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7645
2013-2014: A2995
2015-2016: A4568, A9988
2017-2018: A4832
2019-2020: A1561
2021-2022: A9983
2023-2024: A4493

2025-A5338 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides free use of state parks to family members of deceased military; requires rules and regulations for timely implementation.

2025-A5338 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5338
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 13, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MORINELLO  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development
 
 AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law,  in
   relation  to  providing  free  use of state parks to family members of
   deceased military

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  parks,  recreation  and historic preservation law is
 amended by adding a new section 13.26 to read as follows:
   § 13.26 FREE USE OF STATE PARKS.   NOTWITHSTANDING THE  PROVISIONS  OF
 ANY  OTHER  LAW,  FAMILY MEMBERS OF INDIVIDUALS WHO SERVED IN THE ACTIVE
 MILITARY, NAVAL OR AIR SERVICE DURING A PERIOD OF WAR AND DIED  IN  SUCH
 SERVICE, SHALL BE PERMITTED TO USE ANY OF THE STATE PARKS, UPON THE SAME
 TERMS  AND  CONDITIONS  AS  APPLY TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, BUT WITHOUT THE
 PAYMENT OF ANY FEES OR OTHER CHARGES FOR THE USE OF SUCH STATE PARK.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.  Effective immediately the addition, amendment and/or
 repeal  of  any  rule  or regulation necessary for the implementation of
 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made  and  completed
 on or before such date.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06822-01-5

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