Establishes the teachers' fossil fuel divestment act
Summary
Establishes the teachers' fossil fuel divestment act; requires the New York state teachers' retirement system to divest the retirement system of any stocks, securities, equities, assets, or other obligations of corporations or companies included on an exclusion list of coal producers and oil and gas producers.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 12, 2021
Last action Jan 5, 2022
Floor votes
How they voted
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Amendments
2
Jan 5, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
upper
Apr 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 4783A
upper
Apr 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
upper
Apr 13, 2021
Committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
upper
Feb 12, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
upper
1 primary · 21 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jabari Brisport
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
AB
Alessandra Biaggi
DDemocratic
Co
Brad Hoylman-Sigal
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Cordell Cleare
DDemocratic
Co
ER
Elijah Reichlin-Melnick
DDemocratic
Co
Jamaal Bailey
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
James Sanders
DDemocratic
Co
James Skoufis
DDemocratic
Co
Jeremy Cooney
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Joe Addabbo
DDemocratic
Co
Jose Serrano
DDemocratic/Working Families
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