---
type: "Bill"
title: "Extends the authorization of residential property owners in high risk brush fire areas on Staten Island to cut and remove reeds"
description: "Extends, until December 31, 2026, the authorization of residential property owners in high risk brush fire areas on Staten Island to cut and remove reeds."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "A 6195"
citation: "New York A 6195 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Charles Fall"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-02-27"
last_action: "2025-08-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/69748382-8c23-423a-8892-ddd9e86e546a"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A6195"
source_hash: "7beb851be5f1a293ab514ea32a22d43e2066eaf4e153da2f6d7058ae66df4e09"
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 6195 (2025-2026) — Extends the authorization of residential property owners in high risk brush fire areas on Staten Island to cut and remove reeds

Extends, until December 31, 2026, the authorization of residential property owners in high risk brush fire areas on Staten Island to cut and remove reeds.

## Version chain

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

1. **A6195** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A6195&term=2025&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **145–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **62–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Charles Fall — primary (person)
- Dana Levenberg — cosponsor (person)
- William Colton — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-27** REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-30** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-30** REPORTED
- **2025-04-30** RULES REPORT CAL.164
- **2025-04-30** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.164
- **2025-04-30** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2025-04-30** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2025-04-30** REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-09** SUBSTITUTED FOR S5616
- **2025-06-09** 3RD READING CAL.1054
- **2025-06-09** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2025-06-09** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2025-08-04** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2025-08-07** SIGNED CHAP.216 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/69748382-8c23-423a-8892-ddd9e86e546a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).