New York S 8529: Provides for a special district meeting for a school budget revote

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S08529 Summary:

BILL NOS08529A

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SAME ASSAME AS A05476-A

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SPONSORWEIK

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COSPNSRMATTERA, RHOADS

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §§19-0330 & 71-2114, amd §71-2105, En Con L; amd §99-rr, St Fin L

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Prohibits the intentional injection, release or dispersion, by any means, of chemicals, chemical compounds, substances or apparatus within the borders of this state into the atmosphere with the express purpose of affecting temperature, weather or the intensity of sunlight; provides the department will establish a reporting process for violations; provides penalties for such violations.

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BILL NOS08529A

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10/15/2025REFERRED TO RULES

12/08/2025AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO RULES

12/08/2025PRINT NUMBER 8529A

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8529--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 October 15, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. WEIK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law and the state finance
 law, in relation to prohibiting the release of certain chemical
 compounds into the atmosphere

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a
 2 new section 19-0330 to read as follows:
 3 § 19-0330. Release of certain chemical compounds prohibited.
 4 1. The intentional injection, release or dispersion, by any means, of
 5 chemicals, chemical compounds, substances or apparatus within the
 6 borders of this state into the atmosphere with the express purpose of
 7 affecting temperature, weather or the intensity of sunlight is prohibit-
 8 ed.
 9 2. Any person who observes a geoengineering or weather modification
 10 activity conducted in violation of this section may report such observed
 11 violation to the department online or by telephone, mail, or e-mail.
 12 (a) The department shall establish an e-mail address and an online
 13 form for individuals to report observed violations of this section. The
 14 department shall make the e-mail address and online form publicly acces-
 15 sible on its website.
 16 (b) The department shall establish a method for intake and screening
 17 of the reports made pursuant to this section. The department shall
 18 investigate any report that warrants further review to determine whether
 19 a violation of this section occurred.
 20 (c) The department may request assistance from the department of
 21 health, the division of homeland security and emergency services, the
 22 department of transportation, or any other appropriate agency.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09287-02-5

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 1 3. All operators of public infrastructure shall report monthly to the
 2 department, using a method determined by the department. Such reports
 3 shall identify any aircraft observed, recorded, or documented that may
 4 be equipped, modified, or configured for geoengineering or weather
 5 modification activities; including the aircraft's registration number,
 6 type, date and time of observation, and the basis for such identifica-
 7 tion.
 8 4. The department shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to
 9 implement this section.
 10 § 2. The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new
 11 section 71-2114 to read as follows:
 12 § 71-2114. Violations of section 19-0330 of article 19 of this chapter.
 13 1. Any person, including any public or private corporation, who
 14 conducts a geoengineering or weather modification activity in violation
 15 of section 19-0330 of this chapter shall be guilty of a class E felony.
 16 Where the violator of such section is a corporation, the officers,
 17 directors, or employees of such corporation shall be guilty of a class E
 18 felony. Each violation