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NY A09189
Bill
Status
11/3/2025
Primary Sponsor
Paul Bologna
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AI Summary
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Limits New York's ban on fossil-fuel equipment in new construction to apply only to cities with a population of one million or more, effectively exempting all areas outside New York City
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Maintains the existing timeline for fossil-fuel bans in qualifying cities: December 31, 2025 for buildings seven stories or less, and December 31, 2028 for all new buildings
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Restricts state decarbonization action plan requirements for state-owned facilities to only those located in cities with one million or more residents
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Narrows the definition of "highest-emitting facilities" subject to greenhouse gas emission reduction targets to only those in cities meeting the population threshold
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Known as the "Upstate Energy Choice Act," the bill would preserve fossil-fuel options for new construction throughout most of New York State
Legislative Description
Enacts the "upstate energy choice act"; limits the prohibition on the installation of fossil-fuel equipment and building systems in new construction to buildings located in a city with a population of one million or more; limits the requirement of establishing decarbonization action plans for state-owned facilities to facilities located in a city with a population of one million or more.
Last Action
referred to energy
1/7/2026