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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 6577: Establishes a floating solar incentive and education program

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 6577 is a bill introduced in the New York House on March 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Establishes a floating solar incentive and education program. Primary sponsor: Didi Barrett (Democratic). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 3, 2026): SUBSTITUTED BY S4571B.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Democratic/Working Families 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Didi BarrettPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse106
Pat CarrollCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse96
Steve OtisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse91
Sarahana ShresthaCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse103

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. SUBSTITUTED BY S4571B
  2. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.395
  3. RULES REPORT CAL.395
  4. REPORTED
  5. REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
  6. PRINT NUMBER 6577B
  7. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO WAYS AND MEANS
  8. REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
  9. REFERRED TO ENERGY
  10. PRINT NUMBER 6577A
  11. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ENERGY
  12. REFERRED TO ENERGY

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source