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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 8456: Enacts the "low-carbon building construction act"

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 8456 is a bill introduced in the New York House on May 16, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Enacts the "low-carbon building construction act". Primary sponsor: Anna Kelles (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 8, 2026): PRINT NUMBER 8456A.

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.

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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Democratic/Working Families 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Anna KellesPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse125
Emily GallagherCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse50
Tony SimoneCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse75

“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. PRINT NUMBER 8456A
  2. AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
  3. REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
  4. REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

Sources

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