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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 4408: Relates to agreements and easements related to renewable energy interconnection across reforestation areas

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 4408 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on February 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to agreements and easements related to renewable energy interconnection across reforestation areas. Primary sponsor: Rachel May (Democratic/Working Families). Most recent recorded action (June 5, 2026): COMMITTED TO RULES.

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.

Authorizes the department of environmental conservation to enter into agreements or easements for the sole purpose of interconnection of renewable energy installations across reforestation areas where such installations are located outside such reforestation areas; provides that such agreements or easements shall not interfere with the operation of such reforestation areas for the purposes for which they were acquired.

Sponsors

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rachel MayPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate48

“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. COMMITTED TO RULES
  2. AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 4408A
  3. VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING
  4. RETURNED TO SENATE
  5. RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY
  6. REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
  7. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  8. PASSED SENATE
  9. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  10. 2ND REPORT CAL.
  11. 1ST REPORT CAL.261
  12. REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Showing 12 most recent of 21 actions. Full history

Sources

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