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NY S 6798

in committee

Establishes the University of the State of New York environmental sustainability office

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 6798 pass?

Not yet. NY S 6798 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

What is NY S 6798 about?

Establishes the university of the state of New York environmental sustainability office to lead the coordination, planning and implementation of policies, programs, and processes to fulfill the university's sustainability obligations and targets cohesively, across all university campuses, and at the system level.

Who sponsors NY S 6798?

Robert Jackson is the primary sponsor of NY S 6798, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Establishes the university of the state of New York environmental sustainability office to lead the coordination, planning and implementation of policies, programs, and processes to fulfill the university's sustainability obligations and targets cohesively, across all university campuses, and at the system level.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Robert Jacksonprimary
  • Rachel Maycosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-24

    REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

    referral-committee

Versions

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Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 542not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 6348

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S6798?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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