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NY S 9915

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Requires battery energy storage system owners and operators to demonstrate compliance with workforce reliability standards as a condition of state financial assistance; extends prevailing wage requirements

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

Requires battery energy storage system owners and operators to demonstrate compliance with workforce reliability standards as a condition of state financial assistance; extends prevailing wage requirements and whistleblower protections to operations and maintenance employees at covered battery energy storage systems; directs the public service commission to promulgate implementing regulations; and requires a periodic review of implementation.

Introduced
Status date
Latest action
2026-05-13 — REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO LABOR
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Kevin S. Parkerprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-04-14

    REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-05-13

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO LABOR

    referral-committee

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Documents

Votes

  • Energy And Telecommunications Vote

    2026-05-13 · pass · 8-1

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

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