New York Senate Bill 2701

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Introduced on January 22 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-04-21 - REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Relates to the trustees of the Freeholders and the Commonalty of the town of Southampton, county of Suffolk; provides that the trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the town of Southampton have and shall continue to have the authority to enforce the public's easement and access upon the ocean beaches within the town of Southampton, including all rights of the public with respect to the said ocean beaches which were conferred upon them by the Dongan Patent of 1686; defines "ocean beaches".

Relates to the trustees of the Freeholders and the Commonalty of the town of Southampton, county of Suffolk; provides that the trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the town of Southampton have and shall continue to have the authority to enforce the public's easement and access upon the ocean beaches within the town of Southampton, including all rights of the public with respect to the said ocean beaches which were conferred upon them by the Dongan Patent of 1686; defines "ocean beaches".

Sen. Anthony Palumbo [R]

2026-04-21 - Senate - Senate Local Government Committee Vote (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-20 - Senate - Senate Local Government Committee Vote (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-04-21	Senate	REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
2026-01-07	Senate	REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
2025-05-20	Senate	REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
2025-01-22	Senate	REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

A04660 (Same As) 2026-01-07 - referred to local governments

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S2701
Text	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=S02701&term=2025&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#S02701
Roll Call	https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S2701#SC1
Roll Call	https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S2701#SC2