# New York S 7744: Authorizes the use of certain park lands for any school purposes

New York S 7744, Authorizes the use of certain park lands for any school purposes, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Patricia Fahy (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-08-15 (SIGNED CHAP.333) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York S 7744
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Authorizes the use of certain park lands for any school purposes
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-05-02
- Last action: 2025-08-15, SIGNED CHAP.333
- Sponsor: Patricia Fahy (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: CITIES 2, CITIES
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (200 yes, 10 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Albany parkland opens to broader school use: mixed, low. Effective immediately, Albany can end park use and sell 4.5 acres of Lincoln Park at fair market value. The land can serve any school purpose, not just public schools, including school buildings and access streets. Albany must dedicate at least the land’s fair market value to buying parkland or cap…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Patricia Fahy (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-13 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 123 | 10 |   |
| 2025-06-10 | committee | Rules Committee Vote | pass | 19 | 0 |   |
| 2025-06-10 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 58 | 0 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2025-08-15: SIGNED CHAP.333 (Senate)
- 2025-08-12: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (Senate)
- 2025-06-13: RETURNED TO SENATE (House)
- 2025-06-13: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2025-06-13: HOME RULE REQUEST (House)
- 2025-06-13: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.751 (House)
- 2025-06-13: SUBSTITUTED FOR A8342A (House)
- 2025-06-10: REFERRED TO CITIES (House)
- 2025-06-10: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2025-06-10: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-06-10: ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1774 (Senate)
- 2025-06-10: COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES (Senate)
- 2025-06-05: PRINT NUMBER 7744A (Senate)
- 2025-06-05: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CITIES 2 (Senate)
- 2025-05-02: REFERRED TO CITIES 2 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Amendment A, 2025-06-05: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S7744A)
- Original, 2025-05-02: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S7744)

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## Sources
- [Amendment A (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S7744A)
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S7744)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S7744-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).