Bill Commons

NY S 4408

in committee

Relates to agreements and easements related to renewable energy interconnection across reforestation areas

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 4408 pass?

Not yet. NY S 4408 is in committee as of 2026-06-05 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-06-05): COMMITTED TO RULES

What is NY S 4408 about?

Authorizes the department of environmental conservation to enter into agreements or easements for the sole purpose of interconnection of renewable energy installations across reforestation areas where such installations are located outside such reforestation areas; provides that such agreements or easements shall not interfere with the operation of such reforestation areas for the purposes for which they were acquired.

Who sponsors NY S 4408?

Rachel May is the primary sponsor of NY S 4408.

Description

Authorizes the department of environmental conservation to enter into agreements or easements for the sole purpose of interconnection of renewable energy installations across reforestation areas where such installations are located outside such reforestation areas; provides that such agreements or easements shall not interfere with the operation of such reforestation areas for the purposes for which they were acquired.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-06-05 — COMMITTED TO RULES
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Rachel Mayprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-04

    REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-04-29

    1ST REPORT CAL.769

  3. 2025-04-30

    2ND REPORT CAL.

  4. 2025-05-01

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  5. 2025-06-11

    PASSED SENATE

    passage

  6. 2025-06-11

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  7. 2025-06-11

    REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

    referral-committee

  8. 2026-01-07

    DIED IN ASSEMBLY

  9. 2026-01-07

    RETURNED TO SENATE

  10. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

    referral-committee

  11. 2026-02-04

    1ST REPORT CAL.261

  12. 2026-02-05

    2ND REPORT CAL.

  13. 2026-02-09

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  14. 2026-02-26

    PASSED SENATE

    passage

  15. 2026-02-26

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  16. 2026-02-26

    REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

    referral-committee

  17. 2026-04-01

    RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY

  18. 2026-04-01

    RETURNED TO SENATE

  19. 2026-04-01

    VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING

  20. 2026-04-01

    AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 4408A

    amendment-passage

  21. 2026-06-05

    COMMITTED TO RULES

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Environmental Conservation Vote

    2025-04-29 · pass · 10-1

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Siela Bynoe: yes
    • Patricia Fahy: yes
    • Pete Harckham: yes
    • Michelle Hinchey: yes
    • Brad Hoylman-Sigal: yes
    • Brian Kavanagh: yes
    • Rachel May: yes
    • Anthony H. Palumbo: yes
    • José M. Serrano: yes
    • Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick: yes
    • Dan Stec: no

  • Environmental Conservation Vote

    2025-05-13 · pass · 10-1

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Siela Bynoe: yes
    • Patricia Fahy: yes
    • Pete Harckham: yes
    • Michelle Hinchey: yes
    • Brad Hoylman-Sigal: yes
    • Brian Kavanagh: yes
    • Rachel May: yes
    • Anthony H. Palumbo: yes
    • José M. Serrano: yes
    • Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick: yes
    • Dan Stec: no

  • Floor Vote

    2025-06-11 · pass · 40-19

    Member-level votes (63)
    • Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.: yes
    • Jamaal Bailey: yes
    • April Baskin: yes
    • Jabari Brisport: yes
    • Siela Bynoe: yes
    • Cordell Cleare: yes
    • Leroy Comrie: yes
    • Jeremy Cooney: yes
    • Patricia Fahy: yes
    • Nathalia Fernandez: yes
    • Michael Gianaris: yes
    • Kristen Gonzalez: yes
    • Andrew Gounardes: yes
    • Pete Harckham: yes
    • Michelle Hinchey: yes
    • Brad Hoylman-Sigal: yes
    • Robert Jackson: yes
    • Brian Kavanagh: yes
    • Liz Krueger: yes
    • John Liu: yes
    • Monica Martinez: yes
    • Rachel May: yes
    • Shelley Mayer: yes
    • Anthony H. Palumbo: yes
    • Kevin S. Parker: yes
    • Roxanne J. Persaud: yes
    • Jessica Ramos: yes
    • Gustavo Rivera: yes
    • Robert Rolison: yes
    • Christopher Ryan: yes
    • Sean Ryan: yes
    • Julia Salazar: yes
    • James Sanders Jr.: yes
    • Jessica Scarcella-Spanton: yes
    • Luis R. Sepúlveda: yes
    • José M. Serrano: yes
    • James Skoufis: yes
    • Toby Ann Stavisky: yes
    • Andrea Stewart-Cousins: yes
    • Lea Webb: yes
    • Jake Ashby: no
    • George Borrello: no
    • Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick: no
    • Stephen T. Chan: no
    • Patrick M. Gallivan: no
    • Joseph A. Griffo: no
    • Pamela Helming: no
    • Andrew J. Lanza: no
    • Jack M. Martins: no
    • Mario Mattera: no
    • Thomas F. O'Mara: no
    • Peter Oberacker: no
    • Robert Ortt: no
    • Steve Rhoads: no
    • Dan Stec: no
    • James Tedisco: no
    • Mark Walczyk: no
    • William Weber: no
    • Alexis Weik: no
    • Samra Brouk: excused
    • Dean Murray: excused
    • Zellnor Myrie: excused
    • Sam Sutton: excused

  • Environmental Conservation Vote

    2026-02-04 · pass · 9-1

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Siela Bynoe: yes
    • Patricia Fahy: yes
    • Pete Harckham: yes
    • Michelle Hinchey: yes
    • Brian Kavanagh: yes
    • Rachel May: yes
    • Anthony H. Palumbo: yes
    • José M. Serrano: yes
    • Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick: yes
    • Dan Stec: no

  • Floor Vote

    2026-02-26 · pass · 42-15

    Member-level votes (63)
    • Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.: yes
    • Jamaal Bailey: yes
    • April Baskin: yes
    • Erik Bottcher: yes
    • Jabari Brisport: yes
    • Siela Bynoe: yes
    • Cordell Cleare: yes
    • Leroy Comrie: yes
    • Jeremy Cooney: yes
    • Patricia Fahy: yes
    • Nathalia Fernandez: yes
    • Michael Gianaris: yes
    • Kristen Gonzalez: yes
    • Andrew Gounardes: yes
    • Pete Harckham: yes
    • Michelle Hinchey: yes
    • Robert Jackson: yes
    • Brian Kavanagh: yes
    • Liz Krueger: yes
    • John Liu: yes
    • Monica Martinez: yes
    • Jack M. Martins: yes
    • Rachel May: yes
    • Shelley Mayer: yes
    • Zellnor Myrie: yes
    • Anthony H. Palumbo: yes
    • Kevin S. Parker: yes
    • Roxanne J. Persaud: yes
    • Jessica Ramos: yes
    • Gustavo Rivera: yes
    • Robert Rolison: yes
    • Christopher Ryan: yes
    • Julia Salazar: yes
    • James Sanders Jr.: yes
    • Jessica Scarcella-Spanton: yes
    • Luis R. Sepúlveda: yes
    • José M. Serrano: yes
    • James Skoufis: yes
    • Toby Ann Stavisky: yes
    • Andrea Stewart-Cousins: yes
    • Lea Webb: yes
    • Jeremy Zellner: yes
    • Jake Ashby: no
    • George Borrello: no
    • Stephen T. Chan: no
    • Patrick M. Gallivan: no
    • Pamela Helming: no
    • Andrew J. Lanza: no
    • Mario Mattera: no
    • Dean Murray: no
    • Peter Oberacker: no
    • Robert Ortt: no
    • Steve Rhoads: no
    • Dan Stec: no
    • James Tedisco: no
    • Mark Walczyk: no
    • William Weber: no
    • Samra Brouk: excused
    • Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick: excused
    • Joseph A. Griffo: excused
    • Thomas F. O'Mara: excused
    • Sam Sutton: excused
    • Alexis Weik: excused

Related bills

  • Prior session: S 6775not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 659not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 1918not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 10483

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S4408?summary=&detail=

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