---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to installing Lyme and tick-borne disease warning signs at all state-managed parks"
description: "Relates to installing Lyme and tick-borne disease warning signs at all state-managed parks including trail entryways and campgrounds due to the increased presence of such diseases within the state."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "S 7242"
citation: "New York S 7242 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["SERINO"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-05"
last_action: "2018-11-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/96c8bcf0-b792-4053-b46d-16628e0384d9"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2017/S7242"
source_hash: "8b6ad9a175474061097dea9392c0d9d374ca7dfde6e4f7215e4e7e0c59d494aa"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York S 7242 (2017-2018) — Relates to installing Lyme and tick-borne disease warning signs at all state-managed parks

Relates to installing Lyme and tick-borne disease warning signs at all state-managed parks including trail entryways and campgrounds due to the increased presence of such diseases within the state.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **S7242 HTML** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S7242&term=2017&Text=Y)
2. **S7242 PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2017/S7242)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **133–10** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **61–0** (pass) · upper
- Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation Vote — **13–0** (pass) · upper
- Rules Vote — **25–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- SERINO — primary (person)
- CARLUCCI — cosponsor (person)
- HAMILTON — cosponsor (person)
- JACOBS — cosponsor (person)
- LAVALLE — cosponsor (person)
- LITTLE — cosponsor (person)
- PHILLIPS — cosponsor (person)
- RITCHIE — cosponsor (person)
- SEWARD — cosponsor (person)
- TEDISCO — cosponsor (person)
- VALESKY — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-01-05** REFERRED TO CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-01** REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-14** COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-14** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1154
- **2018-05-16** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2018-05-16** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2018-05-16** REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-31** SUBSTITUTED FOR A8829
- **2018-05-31** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.956
- **2018-06-19** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2018-06-19** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2018-10-24** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2018-11-05** SIGNED CHAP.354 `executive-signature`
- **2018-11-05** APPROVAL MEMO.4

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/96c8bcf0-b792-4053-b46d-16628e0384d9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).