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NY S 4405

in committee

Establishes the public water justice act

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 4405 pass?

Not yet. NY S 4405 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

What is NY S 4405 about?

Establishes the public water justice act; prohibits sale of waters of the state unless otherwise specifically authorized; establishes a public water justice fund for royalties and fees collected from persons or entities authorized to sell waters of the state.

Who sponsors NY S 4405?

Rachel May is the primary sponsor of NY S 4405.

Description

Establishes the public water justice act; prohibits sale of waters of the state unless otherwise specifically authorized; establishes a public water justice fund for royalties and fees collected from persons or entities authorized to sell waters of the state.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
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. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 9499not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 238not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 8163

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S4405?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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