New York A 7280: Directs the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation to establish the state parks passport program

Status: SUBSTITUTED BY S1071 (as of 2025-05-27)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 7280

Sponsors: Ron Kim, Deborah Glick, Edward Braunstein, Jen Lunsford, Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas, Judy Griffin, Marianne Buttenschon, Maritza Davila, Phil Steck, Rebecca Kassay, William Colton, Yudelka Tapia

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A07280 Summary:

BILL NOA07280 

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SAME ASSAME AS S01071

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SPONSORKim

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COSPNSRGonzalez-Rojas, Davila, Braunstein, Steck, Buttenschon, Tapia, Colton, Glick, Kassay, Lunsford,
 Griffin

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §3.27, Pks & Rec L

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Directs the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation to establish the state parks passport program allowing visitors to state parks and historic sites to log their visits to such sites in a passport book or electronic application.

Go to top A07280 Actions:

BILL NOA07280 

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03/21/2025referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development

03/25/2025reported referred to ways and means

05/22/2025reported referred to rules

05/27/2025reported 

05/27/2025rules report cal.269

05/27/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.269

05/27/2025substituted by s1071

&nbspS01071 AMEND= SERRANO

&nbsp01/08/2025REFERRED TO CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

&nbsp02/04/20251ST REPORT CAL.278

&nbsp02/05/20252ND REPORT CAL.

&nbsp02/10/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

&nbsp02/25/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp02/25/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp02/25/2025referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development

&nbsp05/27/2025substituted for a7280

&nbsp05/27/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.269

&nbsp05/27/2025passed assembly

&nbsp05/27/2025returned to senate

&nbsp12/01/2025DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp12/05/2025VETOED MEMO.78

Go to topA07280 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:TOURISM, ARTS AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT Chair:Kim 
DATE:03/25/2025AYE/NAY:19/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means KimAyeGrayAye

BarrettAyeTagueAye

WoernerAyeMorinelloAye

CarrollAyeAngelinoAye

JonesAbsentGallahanAye

BurkeAyeSimpsonAye

FallExcused

RiveraAye

ZinermanAye

GibbsAye

ShresthaAye

ShimskyAye

ZaccaroAye

ValdezAye

LasherAye

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:05/22/2025AYE/NAY:31/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules PretlowAyeRaAye

GlickAyeFitzpatrickAye

ColtonAyeHawleyAye

CookAyeBlankenbushAye

BenedettoAyePalmesanoAye

WeprinAyeWalshAye

RamosAyeDeStefanoAye

BraunsteinAyeManktelowAye

McDonaldAyeSmullenAye

RozicAyeGiglioAye

DinowitzAye

MagnarelliAye

BronsonAye

DilanAye

SeawrightAbsent

HyndmanAbsent

WalkerExcused

Bichotte HermelAye

SimonAye

CruzAye

OtisAye

SolagesAbsent

HunterAye

EpsteinAye

SeptimoAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:05/27/2025AYE/NAY:26/0 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedBarclayAye

PretlowAyeHawleyExcused

CookAyeBlankenbushAye

GlickAyeRaAye

DinowitzAyeBrabenecAye

ColtonAyePalmesanoAye

MagnarelliAyeReillyAye

PaulinAyeSmithAye

Peoples-StokesAyeJensenAye

BenedettoAye

LavineExcused

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaExcused

HyndmanExcused

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelAye

Go to topA07280 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA07280 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7280

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 21, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. KIM -- read once and referred to the Committee on
 Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development

 AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in
 relation to establishing the state parks passport program

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

 1 Section 1. The parks, recreation and historic preservation law is
 2 amended by adding a new section 3.27 to read as follows:
 3 § 3.27 State parks passport program. 1. Notwithstanding any other
 4 provision of law, the commissioner shall establish a state parks pass-
 5 port program.
 6 2. The state parks passport program shall use a printed passport book
 7 or electronic application to allow visitors to state parks and historic
 8 sites to log their visits to such sites with ink stamps or electronic
 9 stamps, and ink stamps or electronic stamps that identify each state
 10 park or historic site by name. The costs associated with the development
 11 of the state parks passport program shall be derived from the patron
 12 services account of the miscellaneous special revenue fund. The commis-
 13 sioner may charge purchasers

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