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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 4571: Establishes a floating solar incentive and education program

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 4571 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on February 7, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Establishes a floating solar incentive and education program. Primary sponsor: Pete Harckham (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (June 3, 2026): ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.395.

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 1 · Democratic/Working Families 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Pete HarckhamPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate40
James SandersCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate10

“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. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.395
  2. SUBSTITUTED FOR A6577B
  3. REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
  4. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  5. PASSED SENATE
  6. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1456
  7. COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
  8. PRINT NUMBER 4571B
  9. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE
  10. REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
  11. REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
  12. PRINT NUMBER 4571A

Showing 12 most recent of 15 actions. Full history

Sources

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