---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to the alienation of certain parkland in the town of Brookhaven"
description: "Authorizes alienation of certain parkland in the town of Brookhaven, Suffolk county and the lease of such land for a wireless communication tower, and an easement for access and utilities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "S 7873"
citation: "New York S 7873 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anthony H. Palumbo"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-05-12"
last_action: "2025-08-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ce9f56e5-f254-4976-825e-243bbcd9438d"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S7873"
source_hash: "a5ba40875f0f11ad321ce7fca20713225b86de94f95dc7d3e3a9f06f67699e9c"
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 7873 (2025-2026) — Relates to the alienation of certain parkland in the town of Brookhaven

Authorizes alienation of certain parkland in the town of Brookhaven, Suffolk county and the lease of such land for a wireless communication tower, and an easement for access and utilities.

## Version chain

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

1. **S7873** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S7873&term=2025&Text=Y)
2. **S7873A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S7873A)

## Votes

- Floor Vote - Version: A — **59–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **122–11** (pass) · lower
- Rules Vote - Version: A — **19–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Anthony H. Palumbo — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-05-12** REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-04** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2025-06-04** PRINT NUMBER 7873A `amendment-passage`
- **2025-06-11** COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-11** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1846
- **2025-06-11** HOME RULE REQUEST
- **2025-06-11** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2025-06-11** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2025-06-11** REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-13** SUBSTITUTED FOR A8526A
- **2025-06-13** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.759
- **2025-06-13** HOME RULE REQUEST
- **2025-06-13** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2025-06-13** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2025-08-12** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2025-08-15** SIGNED CHAP.334 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ce9f56e5-f254-4976-825e-243bbcd9438d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).