S 9206 NY Passed One Chamber
Extends the authorization of residential property owners in high risk brush fire areas on Staten Island to cut and remove reeds
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Summary
New York Senate Bill 9206 extends the authorization allowing residential property owners in high-risk brush fire areas on Staten Island to cut and remove reeds from their property. The authorization was previously set to expire on December 31, 2026 and is now extended until December 31, 2027. The bill takes effect immediately.
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Extends, until December 31, 2027, the authorization of residential property owners in high risk brush fire areas on Staten Island to cut and remove reeds.
Sponsor (1)
- Andrew J. Lanza Republican · primary
Action history (7)
- Feb 13, 2026 REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION · upper
- May 5, 2026 1ST REPORT CAL.945 · upper
- May 6, 2026 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
- May 7, 2026 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
- May 11, 2026 PASSED SENATE · upper
- May 11, 2026 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
- May 11, 2026 REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION · lower
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Bill No.: Summary Actions Committee Votes Floor Votes Memo Text LFIN Chamber Video/Transcript S09206 Summary: BILL NO S09206   SAME AS SAME AS A10271
  SPONSOR LANZA   COSPNSR   MLTSPNSR   Amd §3, Chap 306 of 2011   Extends, until December 31, 2027, the authorization of residential property owners in high risk brush fire areas on Staten Island to cut and remove reeds.
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STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________
9206
IN SENATE
February 13, 2026 ___________
Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
AN ACT to amend chapter 306 of the laws of 2011 authorizing owners of residential real property in high risk brush fire areas in the borough of Staten Island to cut and remove reeds from their property, in relation to the effectiveness thereof
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 3 of chapter 306 of the laws of 2011 authorizing 2 owners of residential real property in high risk brush fire areas in the 3 borough of Staten Island to cut and remove reeds from their property, as 4 amended by chapter 216 of the laws of 2025, is amended to read as 5 follows: 6 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be 7 deemed repealed December 31, [ 2026 ] 2027 . 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14869-01-6
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