Relates to the utilization of renewable energy at state-owned facilities in Albany
Summary
Requires the office of general services, in consultation with the power authority of the state of New York, to ensure that all operations that power, heat or cool the empire state plaza complex shall entirely use renewable energy systems; requires the office of general services to establish an advisory committee to advise the office of general services on the preparation, design and content of a plan for the use of renewable energy systems.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
May 2022
Senate Passage
May 2022
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 2, 2022
Last action May 17, 2022
Floor votes · Senate May 17, 2022
How they voted
21–1
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 23
May 17, 2022
D
Democratic16
93% Yea
R
Republican7
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
3
May 17, 2022
Committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
May 17, 2022
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (21-1-1)
senate
May 9, 2022
Committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
upper
Feb 2, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
NB
Neil Breslin
DDemocratic/Working Families
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