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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 4842: Relates to the utilization of renewable energy at state-owned facilities in Albany

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 4842 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on February 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to the utilization of renewable energy at state-owned facilities in Albany. Primary sponsor: Pat Fahy (Democratic). It lists 14 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 5, 2026): REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE.

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.

Enacts the "Renewable Capitol act"; requires the office of general services, in consultation with the power authority of the state of New York, to ensure that all operations that power, heat or cool the empire state plaza complex shall entirely use renewable energy systems; requires the office of general services to establish an advisory committee to advise the office of general services on the preparation, design and content of a plan for the use of renewable energy systems.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5 · Democratic/Working Families 10

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Pat FahyPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate46
Jabari BrisportCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate25
Cordell CleareCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate30
Leroy ComrieCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Kristen GonzalezCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate59
Pete HarckhamCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate40
Robert JacksonCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate31
Brian KavanaghCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate27
Liz KruegerCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate28
Rachel MayCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate48
Shelley MayerCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate37
Kevin ParkerCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate21
Julia SalazarCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate18
James SandersCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate10
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. REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
  2. PRINT NUMBER 4842B
  3. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS
  4. REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS
  5. REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
  6. PRINT NUMBER 4842A
  7. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS
  8. REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS

Sources

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