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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 6831: Relates to financial liability for major facilities, vessels, and railroads

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 6831 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on March 25, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to financial liability for major facilities, vessels, and railroads. Primary sponsor: Michelle Hinchey (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (March 18, 2026): REFERRED TO CODES.

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.

Requires the owner or operator of a vessel to establish and maintain with the department evidence of financial responsibility sufficient to meet the amount of liability.

Sponsors

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Michelle HincheyPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate41
Pat FahyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate46

“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 CODES
  2. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  3. PASSED SENATE
  4. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  5. 2ND REPORT CAL.
  6. 1ST REPORT CAL.536
  7. PRINT NUMBER 6831A
  8. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
  9. REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
  10. RETURNED TO SENATE
  11. DIED IN ASSEMBLY
  12. REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Showing 12 most recent of 18 actions. Full history

Sources

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