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NY S 7998

in committee

Enacts the "low-carbon building construction act"

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did NY S 7998 pass?

Not yet. NY S 7998 is in committee as of 2026-05-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-05-07): PRINT NUMBER 7998A

What is NY S 7998 about?

Enacts the "low-carbon building construction act"; relates to requiring construction of any building, addition or renovation greater than 25,000 square feet meet certain standards intended to reduce the embodied carbon emissions associated with the construction.

Who sponsors NY S 7998?

Brian Kavanagh is the primary sponsor of NY S 7998, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Enacts the "low-carbon building construction act"; relates to requiring construction of any building, addition or renovation greater than 25,000 square feet meet certain standards intended to reduce the embodied carbon emissions associated with the construction.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-05-07 — PRINT NUMBER 7998A
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Brian Kavanaghprimary
  • Cordell Clearecosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-05-15

    REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-05-07

    AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

    amendment-passage,referral-committee

  4. 2026-05-07

    PRINT NUMBER 7998A

    amendment-passage

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Votes

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Related bills

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S7998?summary=&detail=

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