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Senate Bill S4932

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to granting active duty military members free use of state parks and campsites

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation Committee

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2025-S4932 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3846
Current Committee:
Senate Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §13.19, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A10502

2025-S4932 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Grants active duty military members free use of state parks, campsites and other public places of recreation.

2025-S4932 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S4932 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4932
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 14, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GALLIVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Tourism,
   Parks and Recreation
 
 AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law,  in
   relation  to  granting  active duty military members free use of state
   parks and campsites

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 13.19 of the parks, recreation and
 historic  preservation  law,  as  amended  by chapter 616 of the laws of
 2023, is amended to read as follows:
   1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, any person who is:
 (A) blind, (B) non-ambulatory, [or] (C)  an  amputee  [or  any],  (D)  A
 veteran  [or], (E) A member of a Gold Star family, OR (F) AN ACTIVE DUTY
 MILITARY MEMBER OF THE ARMED  FORCES  OF  THE  UNITED  STATES  shall  be
 permitted  to  use  any  of the public campsites, parks and other public
 places of recreation in this state, 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  campsites,  parks  and  other  public
 places of recreation.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07813-01-5

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