Assembly Bill A8782

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to a feasibility study and report on the potential reestablishment of the empire state games

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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-A8782 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Tourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development
Law Section:
Economic Development

2025-A8782 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation, in conjunction with the department of economic development, to conduct a feasibility study and report on the potential reestablishment of the empire state games.

2025-A8782 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8782
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 2, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. KIM -- read once and referred to the Committee on
   Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development
 
 AN  ACT  in  relation to a feasibility study and report on the potential
   reestablishment of the empire state games
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  (a)  The  commissioner  of parks, recreation and historic
 preservation, in conjunction with the department  of  economic  develop-
 ment,  shall  conduct  a  feasibility  study and prepare a report on the
 potential reestablishment of the empire state games.  Such  study  shall
 explore  the  overall costs of reestablishing the empire state games, as
 well as costs associated with the marketing of such  games  through  the
 department  of  economic  development. Such study shall also explore the
 potential revenue generated by hosting and marketing  the  empire  state
 games.
   (b)  On or before December 31, 2026, the commissioner of parks, recre-
 ation and historic preservation and the department of economic  develop-
 ment  shall  issue  a report of the findings of the feasibility study to
 the governor, the temporary president of the senate, and the speaker  of
 the assembly.
   ยง 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13310-01-5

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