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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 270: Provides an exemption from requirements for the alienation of parkland for certain renewable energy generating projects

Passed one chamber 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

S 270 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Provides an exemption from requirements for the alienation of parkland for certain renewable energy generating projects. Primary sponsor: Pete Harckham (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 14 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 3, 2026): REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION.

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.

Provides an exemption from requirements for the alienation of parkland for renewable energy generating projects with a generating capacity not exceeding two megawatts and which are located above real property currently used for vehicle parking.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 7 · Democratic/Working Families 4 · Republican/Conservative 2 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Pete HarckhamPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate40
Joe AddabboCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Leroy ComrieCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Nathalia FernándezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Patrick GallivanCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate60
Andrew GounardesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Pam HelmingCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate54
Michelle HincheyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate41
Brad Hoylman-SigalCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
John LiuCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate16
Rachel MayCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate48
Rob OrttCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceSenate62
James SandersCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate10
Toby StaviskyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11
Lea WebbCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate52

“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 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
  2. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  3. PASSED SENATE
  4. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  5. 2ND REPORT CAL.
  6. 1ST REPORT CAL.52
  7. REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
  8. RETURNED TO SENATE
  9. DIED IN ASSEMBLY
  10. REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
  11. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  12. PASSED SENATE

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

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