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Senate Bill S8049

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires certain playgrounds to be universally accessible

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2025-S8049 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Civil Rights Law
Laws Affected:
Add §79-r, Civ Rts L; add §248, Gen Muni L; add §18-166, NYC Ad Cd

2025-S8049 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires playgrounds in New York city parks, state parks, and municipalities to be universally accessible.

2025-S8049 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S8049 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8049
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 15, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, the general municipal law and  the
   administrative  code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring
   universally accessible playgrounds in New York city and state parks

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  civil  rights law is amended by adding a new section
 79-r to read as follows:
   § 79-R. UNIVERSALLY ACCESSIBLE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT.  1.  PURSUANT  TO
 SECTION  FORTY  OF THIS CHAPTER, ALL PLAYGROUNDS IN STATE PARKS SHALL BE
 UNIVERSALLY ACCESSIBLE. TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, SUCH ACCESSIBLE PLAY-
 GROUND EQUIPMENT SHALL BE INCORPORATED INTO THE LAYOUT OF  THE  EXISTING
 PLAYGROUND OR PROPOSED PLAYGROUND PLAN.
   2.  FOR  THE  PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE
 THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "DISABILITY" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS DEFINED IN SECTION TWO
 HUNDRED NINETY-TWO OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW.
   (B) "UNIVERSALLY ACCESSIBLE" SHALL MEAN THAT CHILDREN  WITH  DISABILI-
 TIES  CAN  USE  THEIR  TYPICAL  MEANS OF MOBILITY TO ACCESS A MINIMUM OF
 SEVENTY PERCENT OF PLAY ACTIVITIES.
   § 2. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new section  248
 to read as follows:
   §  248.  UNIVERSALLY ACCESSIBLE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT. 1. ALL MUNICIPAL
 PLAYGROUNDS AND NEIGHBORHOOD RECREATION  CENTERS  SHALL  BE  UNIVERSALLY
 ACCESSIBLE. TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, SUCH ACCESSIBLE PLAYGROUND EQUIP-
 MENT SHALL BE INCORPORATED INTO THE LAYOUT OF THE EXISTING PLAYGROUND OR
 PROPOSED PLAYGROUND PLAN.
   2.  FOR  THE  PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE
 THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13137-01-5
 S. 8049                             2

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