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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 4799: Creates climate liability for fossil fuel related activity which caused or contributed to climate change

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

S 4799 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on February 12, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Creates climate liability for fossil fuel related activity which caused or contributed to climate change. Primary sponsor: Zellnor Myrie (Democratic). It lists 12 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.

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.

Creates climate liability for fossil fuel related activity which caused or contributed to climate change; creates a right of action.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5 · Democratic/Working Families 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Zellnor MyriePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate20
Jamaal BaileyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate36
Cordell CleareCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate30
Nathalia FernándezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Michael GianarisCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Kristen GonzalezCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate59
Andrew GounardesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Brad Hoylman-SigalCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Robert JacksonCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate31
Rachel MayCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate48
Julia SalazarCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate18
Luis SepúlvedaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate32
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 CONSUMER PROTECTION
  2. REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

Sources

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