# New York A 2730: Requires contractors and subcontractors performing construction work for covered renewable energy systems to use apprenticeship agreements

New York A 2730, Requires contractors and subcontractors performing construction work for covered renewable energy systems to use apprenticeship agreements, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Didi Barrett (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-09-05 (APPROVAL MEMO.2) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York A 2730
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Requires contractors and subcontractors performing construction work for covered renewable energy systems to use apprenticeship agreements
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-22
- Last action: 2025-09-05, APPROVAL MEMO.2
- Sponsor: Didi Barrett (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 15
- Subjects: LABOR, RULES
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (192 yes, 13 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Renewable energy contractors must use apprenticeship agreements: cost, low. All contractors and subcontractors doing construction for covered renewable energy systems must use apprenticeship agreements. These agreements follow Article 23 of New York Labor Law. For covered thermal energy networks, they must also use pre-apprenticeship direct entry providers registered with…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Didi Barrett (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Carrie Woerner (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dana Levenberg (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Deborah Glick (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jen Lunsford (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joe DeStefano (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Judy Griffin (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Karines Reyes (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Karl Brabenec (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Matthew Slater (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Paula Kay (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Rebecca Kassay (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Steve Stern (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: William Colton (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: William Conrad, House
- Cosponsor: Yudelka Tapia (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-12 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 59 | 0 |   |
| 2025-05-29 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 133 | 13 |   |

## Actions (17)

- 2025-09-05: APPROVAL MEMO.2 (House)
- 2025-09-05: SIGNED CHAP.362 (House)
- 2025-09-05: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (House)
- 2025-06-12: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2025-06-12: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-06-12: 3RD READING CAL.1514 (Senate)
- 2025-06-12: SUBSTITUTED FOR S4881A (Senate)
- 2025-05-29: REFERRED TO LABOR (Senate)
- 2025-05-29: DELIVERED TO SENATE (House)
- 2025-05-29: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2025-05-29: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.302 (House)
- 2025-05-29: RULES REPORT CAL.302 (House)
- 2025-05-29: REPORTED (House)
- 2025-05-28: REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES (House)
- 2025-04-21: PRINT NUMBER 2730A (House)
- 2025-04-21: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LABOR (House)
- 2025-01-22: REFERRED TO LABOR (House)

## Bill text

- Amendment A, 2025-04-21: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A2730A)
- Original, 2025-01-22: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A2730)

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## Sources
- [Amendment A (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A2730A)
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A2730)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A2730-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).