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New YorkS 24622025-2026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET

Relates to the New York power authority's conferral process

Sponsored By: Michael Gianaris (Democratic)

Became Law

ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONSWAYS AND MEANS

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

State energy planning board created

The law creates a statewide energy planning board. Members include the heads of key energy, environment, and economic agencies, the NYPA CEO, and the NYSERDA president as chair. The Governor, Assembly Speaker, and Senate leader each add one member. The grid operator’s presiding officer is a non‑voting member. The board decides by majority vote, and members can send executive staff to represent them. Staff from the Public Service, Environmental Conservation, NYPA, Transportation, Economic Development, Homeland Security and Emergency Services, and NYSERDA support the board as directed. The board can ask other agencies for help and arrange its own legal representation in cases where it is a party.

Upstate and Downstate energy councils

The law sets up two regional energy planning councils: Downstate and Upstate. Downstate covers New York City and Dutchess, Nassau, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Suffolk, Ulster, and Westchester counties. Upstate covers the named upstate counties listed in the law. For each region, the Governor, the Assembly Speaker, and the Senate leader each appoint three members. Members must live in the region and serve without pay. Councils can gather input from local governments, municipal utilities, rural electric co‑ops, utilities, labor, ratepayers, businesses, trade groups, generators, and community groups. Each council sends regional recommendations to the statewide board on the board’s schedule.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Michael Gianaris

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Rachel May

    Democratic • Senate

  • Robert Jackson

    Democratic • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 62 • No: 5

Senate vote • 6/10/2025

FLOOR Vote

Yes: 54 • No: 4

committee vote • 2/11/2025

Energy And Telecommunications Committee Vote

Yes: 8 • No: 1

Actions Timeline

  1. SIGNED CHAP.679

    12/19/2025Senate

  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

    12/8/2025Senate

  3. RETURNED TO SENATE

    6/13/2025House

  4. PASSED ASSEMBLY

    6/13/2025House

  5. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.743

    6/13/2025House

  6. SUBSTITUTED FOR A7686A

    6/13/2025House

  7. REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    6/10/2025House

  8. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    6/10/2025Senate

  9. PASSED SENATE

    6/10/2025Senate

  10. AMENDED ON THIRD READING 2462B

    6/5/2025Senate

  11. AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 2462A

    4/1/2025Senate

  12. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

    2/24/2025Senate

  13. 2ND REPORT CAL.

    2/12/2025Senate

  14. 1ST REPORT CAL.338

    2/11/2025Senate

  15. REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

    1/17/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • Amendment B

    6/5/2025

    PDF

  • Amendment A

    4/1/2025

    PDF

  • Original

    1/17/2025

    PDF

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