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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 6882: Relates to carport-mounted solar energy system siting

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 6882 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on March 26, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to carport-mounted solar energy system siting. Primary sponsor: Pete Harckham (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 28, 2026): REFERRED TO ENERGY.

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.

Prohibits local governments from prohibiting the construction, installation, or operation of carport-mounted solar energy systems with a nameplate capacity of five megawatts or less, in any non-residential zoning district or mixed commercial and residential zoning district of any such city, town or village, provided however, if the zoning district is a certified agricultural district the agricultural impacts of the projects shall be minimized to the extent practicable.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Democratic/Working Families 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Pete HarckhamPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate40
Pat FahyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate46
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. REFERRED TO ENERGY
  2. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  3. PASSED SENATE
  4. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  5. 2ND REPORT CAL.
  6. 1ST REPORT CAL.866
  7. REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
  8. REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Sources

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