# New York A 8165: Permits the city of White Plains, Westchester county, to lease certain sports field fences for advertisements

New York A 8165, Permits the city of White Plains, Westchester county, to lease certain sports field fences for advertisements, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Chris Burdick (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-09-10 (SIGNED CHAP.382) (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York A 8165
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Permits the city of White Plains, Westchester county, to lease certain sports field fences for advertisements
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-05-05
- Last action: 2025-09-10, SIGNED CHAP.382
- Sponsor: Chris Burdick (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, WAYS AND MEANS, RULES
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (202 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- White Plains can lease fences for ads: benefit, low. White Plains, in Westchester County, can lease sports field fences at Gedney Field for advertising. Leases must be annual, at a small rent, and with a nonprofit formed under New York law. All advertising revenue must go only toward caring for Gedney Field. This authority overrides conflicting laws…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Chris Burdick (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-11 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 58 | 1 |   |
| 2025-06-09 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 144 | 0 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 2025-09-10: SIGNED CHAP.382 (House)
- 2025-09-05: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (House)
- 2025-06-11: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2025-06-11: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-06-11: 3RD READING CAL.1156 (Senate)
- 2025-06-11: SUBSTITUTED FOR S7659 (Senate)
- 2025-06-09: REFERRED TO RULES (Senate)
- 2025-06-09: DELIVERED TO SENATE (House)
- 2025-06-09: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2025-06-09: HOME RULE REQUEST (House)
- 2025-06-09: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.527 (House)
- 2025-06-09: RULES REPORT CAL.527 (House)
- 2025-06-09: REPORTED (House)
- 2025-06-06: REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES (House)
- 2025-06-05: REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS (House)
- 2025-05-05: REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS (House)

## Bill text

- Original, 2025-05-05: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A8165)

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## Sources
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A8165)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A8165-2025 (as of 2026-10-15).