---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to prohibiting littering on state park lands"
description: "Clarifies what littering on state park lands includes; exempts the use of ash, sand and salt for the purpose of reducing hazards on roads caused by snow and ice."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "A 8527"
citation: "New York A 8527 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Daniel O'Donnell"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-05"
last_action: "2024-02-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2d988e65-ec57-435f-889c-826384a3007f"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A8527"
source_hash: "26e0842b9705cc87c4f1b7a2570909f0776517313e024529a72bd1d7a18245bb"
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 A 8527 (2023-2024) — Relates to prohibiting littering on state park lands

Clarifies what littering on state park lands includes; exempts the use of ash, sand and salt for the purpose of reducing hazards on roads caused by snow and ice.

## Version chain

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

1. **A8527** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A8527&term=2023&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **61–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **145–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Daniel O'Donnell — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-05** REFERRED TO TOURISM, PARKS, ARTS AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-23** REPORTED
- **2024-01-25** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.279
- **2024-01-29** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2024-01-29** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2024-01-29** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-31** SUBSTITUTED FOR S8041
- **2024-01-31** 3RD READING CAL.181
- **2024-01-31** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2024-01-31** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2024-02-07** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2024-02-07** SIGNED CHAP.37 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2d988e65-ec57-435f-889c-826384a3007f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).