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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 8042: Relates to requiring gas pipeline facilities to accelerate the repair, rehabilitation, and replacement of equipment or pipelines that are leaking or leak prone

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 8042 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on May 15, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to requiring gas pipeline facilities to accelerate the repair, rehabilitation, and replacement of equipment or pipelines that are leaking or leak prone. Primary sponsor: Brian Kavanagh (Democratic). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

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 gas pipeline facilities to accelerate the repair, rehabilitation, and replacement of equipment or pipelines that are leaking or leak prone and increase safety reporting relating to gas pipeline leaks; requires the public service commission to establish timelines for the repair, rehabilitation or replacement of leaking or leak prone infrastructure; requires the commission to provide a gas safety report to the legislature.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4 · Democratic/Working Families 3 · Republican/Conservative 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Brian KavanaghPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate27
Rachel MayCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate48
Steve RhoadsCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate5
Gustavo RiveraCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate33
Chris RyanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate50
Jessica Scarcella-SpantonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate23
James SkoufisCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate42
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 ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
  2. PRINT NUMBER 8042A
  3. AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
  4. REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Sources

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