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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 8547: Relates to the electric school bus mandate; prohibits a mandate requiring school districts to purchase, operate or maintain any certain type of school buses; repeals certain provisions relating to electric buses

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 8547 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on October 24, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to the electric school bus mandate; prohibits a mandate requiring school districts to purchase, operate or maintain any certain type of school buses; repeals certain provisions relating to electric buses. Primary sponsor: Alexis Weik (Republican/Conservative). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 5, 2026): REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Removes references to the electric school bus mandate; provides that there shall be no mandate requiring school districts to purchase, operate or maintain any certain type of school buses and that the superintendent of each school district shall have the sole authority to determine the types of school buses such school district will purchase, operate and maintain; repeals certain provisions of law relating to electric school buses.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican/Conservative 4 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Alexis WeikPrimary sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate8
George BorrelloCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate57
Patrick GallivanCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate60
Steve RhoadsCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate5
Dan StecCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceSenate45

“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 ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
  2. NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION - REQUESTED
  3. REFERRED TO EDUCATION
  4. REFERRED TO RULES

Sources

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