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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 8461: Relates to the use of funds in the New York state climate investment account

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 8461 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on July 18, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to the use of funds in the New York state climate investment account. Primary sponsor: Tom O'Mara (Republican/Conservative). It lists 21 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION - REQUESTED.

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.

Allows surplus or uncommitted funds in the New York state climate investment account to be returned to ratepayers.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2 · Republican/Conservative 17 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 2 · Republican/Conservative/Independence/Reform 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tom O'MaraPrimary sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate58
Jake AshbyCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate43
George BorrelloCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate57
Patricia Canzoneri-FitzpatrickCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate9
Steve ChanCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate17
Patrick GallivanCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate60
Joe GriffoCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate53
Pam HelmingCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate54
Andrew LanzaCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/Independence/ReformSenate24
Jack MartinsCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate7
Mario MatteraCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate2
Dean MurrayCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate3
Peter OberackerCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate51
Rob OrttCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceSenate62
Tony PalumboCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Steve RhoadsCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate5
Rob RolisonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate39
Dan StecCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceSenate45
Jim TediscoCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate44
Mark WalczykCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate49
Bill WeberCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate38
Alexis WeikCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate8

“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. NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION - REQUESTED
  2. PRINT NUMBER 8461A
  3. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE
  4. REFERRED TO FINANCE
  5. REFERRED TO RULES

Sources

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