New York A 6577: Establishes a floating solar incentive and education program

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A06577 Summary:

BILL NOA06577B

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SAME ASSAME AS S04571-B

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SPONSORBarrett

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COSPNSRCarroll P, Shrestha, Otis

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §1886, Pub Auth L

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Directs the New York state energy research and development authority to establish a floating solar incentive and education program to provide information and resources including technical assistance, access to industry standards, and financing available through the authority or other public or private sector sources, to municipalities, developers, builders, design professionals, and potential owners for the construction of floating solar.

Go to top A06577 Actions:

BILL NOA06577B

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03/06/2025referred to energy

03/17/2025amend and recommit to energy

03/17/2025print number 6577a

01/07/2026referred to energy

03/17/2026reported referred to ways and means

05/22/2026amend and recommit to ways and means

05/22/2026print number 6577b

06/03/2026reported referred to rules

06/03/2026reported 

06/03/2026rules report cal.395

06/03/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.395

06/03/2026substituted by s4571b

&nbspS04571 AMEND=B HARCKHAM

&nbsp02/07/2025REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

&nbsp02/25/2025REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

&nbsp03/06/2025AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE

&nbsp03/06/2025PRINT NUMBER 4571A

&nbsp01/07/2026REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

&nbsp05/06/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

&nbsp05/26/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE

&nbsp05/26/2026PRINT NUMBER 4571B

&nbsp06/01/2026COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

&nbsp06/01/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1456

&nbsp06/01/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/01/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp06/01/2026referred to ways and means

&nbsp06/03/2026substituted for a6577b

&nbsp06/03/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.395

Go to topA06577 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:ENERGY Chair:Barrett 
DATE:03/17/2026AYE/NAY:11/5 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means BarrettAyeGrayNay

SantabarbaraAyeBlankenbushNay

DilanAyeManktelowNay

SternAyePirozzoloNay

AndersonAyeBolognaNay

RiveraAye

ConradAye

LucasAye

ShresthaAye

ClarkExcused

DaisAye

JacobsonAye

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:06/03/2026AYE/NAY:22/10 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules PretlowAyePalmesanoNay

GlickAyeFitzpatrickNay

ColtonAyeHawleyNay

CookExcusedBlankenbushNay

BenedettoAyeWalshNay

WeprinAyeDeStefanoNay

RamosAyeManktelowNay

BraunsteinAyeSmullenNay

McDonaldAyeGiglioNay

RozicAyeSlaterNay

DinowitzAye

MagnarelliAye

BronsonAye

DilanAbsent

SeawrightAye

HyndmanExcused

WalkerAye

Bichotte HermelAye

SimonAye

CruzAye

OtisAye

SolagesAye

HunterAye

SeptimoAye

HevesiAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:06/03/2026AYE/NAY:20/9 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedRaNay

PretlowAyeHawleyNay

CookExcusedBlankenbushNay

GlickAyeBrabenecNay

DinowitzAyePalmesanoNay

ColtonAyeReillyNay

MagnarelliAyeSmithNay

PaulinAyeJensenNay

Peoples-StokesAyeGandolfoNay

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaAye

HyndmanAye

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelAye

Go to topA06577 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA06577 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6577--B

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 6, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BARRETT, P. CARROLL, SHRESTHA -- read once and
 referred to the Committee on Energy -- committee discharged, bill
 amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
 tee -- recommitted to the Committee on Energy in accordance with
 Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- reported and referred to the Committee on
 Ways and Means -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
 reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to establishing
 a floating solar incentive and education program

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

 1 Section 1. The public authorities law is amended by adding a new
 2 section 1886 to read as follows:
 3 § 1886. Floating solar incentive and education program. 1. As used in
 4 this section the term "floating sol