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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 9639: Prohibits the issuing of major renewable energy and major electric transmission facility siting permits in designated grassland bird conservation centers

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 9639 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 21, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Prohibits the issuing of major renewable energy and major electric transmission facility siting permits in designated grassland bird conservation centers. Primary sponsor: Carrie Woerner (Democratic). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 21, 2026): REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS.

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.

Prohibits the issuing of major renewable energy and major electric transmission facility siting permits in designated grassland bird conservation centers including, but not limited to, three such centers in Jefferson county, one center in Saint Lawrence county, the Oak-Orchard-Iroquois center, the Washington County Grasslands center, the Finger Lakes National Forest center and the Shawangunk Grasslands.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4 · Democratic/Independence/Working Families 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Carrie WoernerPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse113
Marianne ButtenschonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse119
Bill ConradCo-sponsorDemocratic/Independence/Working FamiliesHouse140
John McDonaldCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse108
Jaime WilliamsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse59

“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. REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

Sources

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