New York A 9007: Relates to making appropriation to pay Jennifer Simanowitz, widow of the late Michael A. Simanowitz, member of the Assembly, the balance due of his unpaid annual compensation for a portion of the year 2017

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A09007 Summary:

BILL NOA09007A

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SAME ASSAME AS S09108-A

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SPONSORMorinello

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Authorizes the town of Niagara to alienate and discontinue the use of certain parklands and to convey such parklands to David Gaines.

Go to top A09007 Actions:

BILL NOA09007A

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08/13/2025referred to local governments

01/07/2026referred to local governments

05/21/2026amend and recommit to local governments

05/21/2026print number 9007a

06/02/2026reference changed to ways and means

06/04/2026reported referred to rules

06/04/2026reported 

06/04/2026rules report cal.497

06/04/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.497

06/04/2026substituted by s9108a

&nbspS09108 AMEND=A ORTT

&nbsp02/03/2026REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

&nbsp05/21/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

&nbsp05/21/2026PRINT NUMBER 9108A

&nbsp06/03/2026COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

&nbsp06/03/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1647

&nbsp06/03/2026HOME RULE REQUEST

&nbsp06/03/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/03/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp06/04/2026referred to ways and means

&nbsp06/04/2026substituted for a9007a

&nbsp06/04/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.497

&nbsp06/04/2026home rule request

&nbsp06/04/2026passed assembly

&nbsp06/04/2026returned to senate

Go to topA09007 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:06/04/2026AYE/NAY:28/0 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedRaAye

PretlowAyeHawleyAye

CookExcusedBlankenbushAye

GlickAyeBrabenecExcused

DinowitzAyePalmesanoAye

ColtonAyeReillyAye

MagnarelliAyeSmithAye

PaulinAyeJensenAye

Peoples-StokesAyeGandolfoAye

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaAye

HyndmanAye

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelAye

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:06/04/2026AYE/NAY:27/5 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules PretlowAyePalmesanoAye

GlickNayFitzpatrickAye

ColtonAyeHawleyAye

CookExcusedBlankenbushAye

BenedettoAyeWalshAye

WeprinAyeDeStefanoAye

RamosNayManktelowAye

BraunsteinAyeSmullenAye

McDonaldAyeGiglioAye

RozicNaySlaterAye

DinowitzNay

MagnarelliAye

BronsonAye

DilanAbsent

SeawrightAye

HyndmanAye

WalkerAbsent

Bichotte HermelAye

SimonNay

CruzAye

OtisAye

SolagesAye

HunterAye

SeptimoAye

HevesiAye

Go to topA09007 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA09007 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 9007--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 August 13, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. MORINELLO -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Local Governments -- recommitted to the Committee on
 Local Governments in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 --
 committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
 recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT in relation to authorizing the town of Niagara to alienate and
 discontinue the use of certain parklands and to convey such parklands
 to David Gaines

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subject to the provisions of this act, the town of Niagara,
 2 county of Niagara, is hereby authorized, acting by and through its
 3 governing body, and upon such terms and conditions as determined by such
 4 governing body, to discontinue the use as parkland and alienate the
 5 lands described in section three of this act, and to sell and convey
 6 property interests in such lands at fair market value to David Gaines,
 7 for the purpose of residential improvements.
 8 § 2. The authorization contained in section one of this act shall only
 9 be effective on the condition that the town of Niagara dedicate an
 10 amount equal to or greater than the fair market value of the parklands
 11 being alienated pursuant to section one of this act towards the acquisi-
 12 tion of new parklands and/or capital improvements to existing park and
 13 recreational facilities.
 14 § 3. The parklands authorized by section one of this act to be discon-
 15 tinued as parklands are described as follows:
 16 ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND situate in the Town of Niagara, Coun-
 17 ty of Niagara and State of New York, and being part of Lot No. 8, Town-
 18 s