# New York S 8403: Authorizes the discontinuance of certain parklands in the town of Cortlandville, county of Cortland

New York S 8403, Authorizes the discontinuance of certain parklands in the town of Cortlandville, county of Cortland, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Lea Webb (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-08-15 (SIGNED CHAP.338) (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York S 8403
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Authorizes the discontinuance of certain parklands in the town of Cortlandville, county of Cortland
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-06-09
- Last action: 2025-08-15, SIGNED CHAP.338
- Sponsor: Lea Webb (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: RULES, WAYS AND MEANS
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (201 yes, 11 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Cortlandville lease money must support parks: benefit, low. The lease authorization requires Cortlandville to use all lease money to buy parkland or make capital improvements to existing recreation facilities. If sign use stops, the lease can end and the land can return to public park and recreation use. The sign must then be removed, and the property resto…
- Cortlandville allows sign leasing on parkland: mixed, low. Effective immediately, the law lets Cortlandville remove park status from a 0.03-acre parcel along New York State Route 13. The town can lease it to Park Outdoor Advertising of New York, Inc. to build, maintain, and operate an electronic sign. The lease must charge fair-market-value rent and last n…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Lea Webb (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-13 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 123 | 10 |   |
| 2025-06-12 | committee | Rules Committee Vote | pass | 20 | 0 |   |
| 2025-06-12 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 58 | 1 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 2025-08-15: SIGNED CHAP.338 (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.752 (House)
- 2025-06-13: SUBSTITUTED FOR A8373A (House)
- 2025-06-12: REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS (House)
- 2025-06-12: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2025-06-12: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-06-12: HOME RULE REQUEST (Senate)
- 2025-06-12: ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1940 (Senate)
- 2025-06-09: REFERRED TO RULES (Senate)

## Bill text

- Original, 2025-06-09: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S8403)

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## Sources
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S8403)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S8403-2025 (as of 2026-10-15).