# New York S 6903: Designates the Scajaquada heritage area

New York S 6903, Designates the Scajaquada heritage area, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Sean Ryan (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-09-26 (SIGNED CHAP.426) (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York S 6903
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Designates the Scajaquada heritage area
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-03-26
- Last action: 2025-09-26, SIGNED CHAP.426
- Sponsor: Sean Ryan (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION, TOURISM, PARKS, ARTS AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (212 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New heritage area around Scajaquada Creek: benefit, low. The law designates the Scajaquada heritage area. It covers the cohesive area in the City of Buffalo that surrounds and is tied to Scajaquada Creek. The area is now recognized under the state Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law. There is no new funding or new rules in this act. The desig…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Sean Ryan (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-10 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 147 | 0 |   |
| 2025-06-04 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 58 | 0 |   |
| 2025-05-20 | committee | Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation Committee Vote | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2025-09-26: SIGNED CHAP.426 (Senate)
- 2025-09-22: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (Senate)
- 2025-06-10: RETURNED TO SENATE (House)
- 2025-06-10: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2025-06-10: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.581 (House)
- 2025-06-10: SUBSTITUTED FOR A7615A (House)
- 2025-06-04: REFERRED TO TOURISM, PARKS, ARTS AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT (House)
- 2025-06-04: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2025-06-04: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-05-22: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING (Senate)
- 2025-05-21: 2ND REPORT CAL. (Senate)
- 2025-05-20: 1ST REPORT CAL.1227 (Senate)
- 2025-05-14: PRINT NUMBER 6903A (Senate)
- 2025-05-14: AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: REFERRED TO CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION (Senate)

## Bill text

- Amendment A, 2025-05-14: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S6903A)
- Original, 2025-03-26: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S6903)

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## Sources
- [Amendment A (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S6903A)
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S6903)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S6903-2025 (as of 2026-10-15).