New York A 11447: Authorizes the town of Huntington to alienate and discontinue the use of certain parklands to the Huntington African American Museum

Status: REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS (as of 2026-05-27)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 11447

Sponsors: Rules Committee, Charles Lavine, Keith Brown, Kwani O'Pharrow, Michaelle C. Solages, Noah Burroughs

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A11447 Summary:

BILL NOA11447 

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SAME ASSAME AS S05932-A

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SPONSORRules (Stern)

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COSPNSRSolages, Lavine, Brown K, O'Pharrow, Burroughs, Hooks

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MLTSPNSR

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Authorizes the town of Huntington to alienate and discontinue the use of certain parklands to the Huntington African American Museum.

Go to top A11447 Actions:

BILL NOA11447 

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05/18/2026referred to local governments

05/27/2026reported referred to ways and means

06/01/2026reported referred to rules

06/01/2026reported 

06/01/2026rules report cal.328

06/01/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.328

06/01/2026substituted by s5932a

&nbspS05932 AMEND=A MATTERA

&nbsp03/04/2025REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

&nbsp05/20/20251ST REPORT CAL.1152

&nbsp05/21/20252ND REPORT CAL.

&nbsp05/22/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

&nbsp06/13/2025COMMITTED TO RULES

&nbsp01/07/2026REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

&nbsp05/05/20261ST REPORT CAL.899

&nbsp05/06/20262ND REPORT CAL.

&nbsp05/07/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

&nbsp05/19/2026AMENDED ON THIRD READING 5932A

&nbsp06/01/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/01/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp06/01/2026referred to ways and means

&nbsp06/01/2026substituted for a11447

&nbsp06/01/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.328

&nbsp06/01/2026home rule request

&nbsp06/01/2026passed assembly

&nbsp06/01/2026returned to senate

&nbsp07/10/2026DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp07/13/2026SIGNED CHAP.166

Go to topA11447 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:LOCAL GOVERNMENTS Chair:Solages 
DATE:05/27/2026AYE/NAY:19/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means SolagesAyeBrownAye

RamosExcusedFriendAye

WoernerAyeManktelowAye

JacobsonAyeGallahanAye

ClarkAyeSimpsonAye

ConradAyeBeephanAye

RiveraAye

LevenbergAye

ShimskyAye

ShresthaAye

SchiavoniAye

WiederAye

KassayAye

O'PharrowAye

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:06/01/2026AYE/NAY:32/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules PretlowAyePalmesanoAye

GlickAyeFitzpatrickAye

ColtonAyeHawleyAye

CookExcusedBlankenbushAye

BenedettoAyeWalshAye

WeprinAyeDeStefanoAye

RamosAbsentManktelowAye

BraunsteinAyeSmullenAye

McDonaldAyeGiglioAye

RozicAyeSlaterAye

DinowitzAye

MagnarelliAye

BronsonAye

DilanAbsent

SeawrightAye

HyndmanAye

WalkerAye

Bichotte HermelAye

SimonAye

CruzAye

OtisAye

SolagesAye

HunterAye

SeptimoAye

HevesiAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:06/01/2026AYE/NAY:28/0 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedRaAye

PretlowAyeHawleyAye

CookExcusedBlankenbushAye

GlickAyeBrabenecAye

DinowitzAyePalmesanoAye

ColtonAyeReillyAye

MagnarelliAyeSmithAye

PaulinAyeJensenAye

Peoples-StokesAyeGandolfoAye

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaExcused

HyndmanAye

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelAye

Go to topA11447 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA11447 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 11447

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 18, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Stern,
 Solages, Lavine, K. Brown) -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Local Governments

 AN ACT in relation to authorizing the town of Huntington to alienate and
 discontinue the use of certain parklands to the Huntington African
 American Museum

 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 Hunting-
 2 ton, county of Suffolk, 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, to the Huntington African
 6 American Museum for the purpose of displaying exhibits and holding
 7 events.
 8 § 2. The authorization contained in section one of this act shall only
 9 be effective on the condition that the town of Huntington 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

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