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NY S 4571

passed one chamber

Establishes a floating solar incentive and education program

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

Directs the New York state energy research and development authority to establish a floating solar incentive and education program to provide information and resources including technical assistance, access to industry standards, and financing available through the authority or other public or private sector sources, to municipalities, developers, builders, design professionals, and potential owners for the construction of floating solar.

Introduced
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Status date
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Latest action
2026-06-03 — ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.395
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Pete Harckhamprimary
  • James Sanders Jr.cosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-07

    REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-02-25

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

    referral-committee

  3. 2025-03-06

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE

    amendment-passage,referral-committee

  4. 2025-03-06

    PRINT NUMBER 4571A

    amendment-passage

  5. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

    referral-committee

  6. 2026-05-06

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

    referral-committee

  7. 2026-05-26

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE

    amendment-passage,referral-committee

  8. 2026-05-26

    PRINT NUMBER 4571B

    amendment-passage

  9. 2026-06-01

    COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

    referral-committee

  10. 2026-06-01

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1456

  11. 2026-06-01

    PASSED SENATE

    passage

  12. 2026-06-01

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  13. 2026-06-01

    REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    referral-committee

  14. 2026-06-03

    SUBSTITUTED FOR A6577B

  15. 2026-06-03

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.395

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Energy And Telecommunications Vote

    2025-02-25 · pass · 7-2

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Kristen Gonzalez: yes
    • Michelle Hinchey: yes
    • Brian Kavanagh: yes
    • Rachel May: yes
    • Kevin S. Parker: yes
    • Christopher Ryan: yes
    • Thomas F. O'Mara: yes
    • Mario Mattera: no
    • Mark Walczyk: no

  • Energy And Telecommunications Vote - Version: A

    2026-05-05 · pass · 6-3

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Kristen Gonzalez: yes
    • Michelle Hinchey: yes
    • Brian Kavanagh: yes
    • Rachel May: yes
    • Kevin S. Parker: yes
    • Christopher Ryan: yes
    • Mario Mattera: no
    • Thomas F. O'Mara: no
    • Mark Walczyk: no

  • Rules Vote - Version: B

    2026-06-01 · pass · 14-6

    Member-level votes (21)
    • Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.: yes
    • Jamaal Bailey: yes
    • Leroy Comrie: yes
    • Nathalia Fernandez: yes
    • Michael Gianaris: yes
    • Kristen Gonzalez: yes
    • Pete Harckham: yes
    • Liz Krueger: yes
    • John Liu: yes
    • Shelley Mayer: yes
    • Zellnor Myrie: yes
    • Luis R. Sepúlveda: yes
    • Andrea Stewart-Cousins: yes
    • Patrick M. Gallivan: yes
    • Joseph A. Griffo: no
    • Pamela Helming: no
    • Andrew J. Lanza: no
    • Robert Ortt: no
    • Dan Stec: no
    • James Tedisco: no
    • Kevin S. Parker: excused

  • Floor Vote - Version: B

    2026-06-01 · pass · 39-21

    Member-level votes (63)
    • Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.: yes
    • Jamaal Bailey: yes
    • April Baskin: yes
    • Erik Bottcher: yes
    • Jabari Brisport: yes
    • Samra Brouk: yes
    • Siela Bynoe: yes
    • Cordell Cleare: yes
    • Leroy Comrie: 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
    • Rachel May: yes
    • Shelley Mayer: yes
    • Zellnor Myrie: yes
    • Anthony H. Palumbo: yes
    • Roxanne J. Persaud: yes
    • Jessica Ramos: yes
    • Gustavo Rivera: yes
    • Robert Rolison: 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
    • 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
    • Dean Murray: no
    • Thomas F. O'Mara: no
    • Peter Oberacker: no
    • Robert Ortt: no
    • Steve Rhoads: no
    • Christopher Ryan: no
    • Dan Stec: no
    • James Tedisco: no
    • Mark Walczyk: no
    • William Weber: no
    • Alexis Weik: no
    • Jeremy Cooney: excused
    • Sam Sutton: excused
    • Kevin S. Parker: absent

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