New York S 8621: Relates to returning the state's energy codes to earlier provisions; repealer

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S08621 Summary:

BILL NOS08621 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORMATTERA

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COSPNSRBORRELLO, CANZONERI-FITZPATRICK, CHAN, MURRAY, STEC, WALCZYK

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§3-101, 11-102 & 11-103, rpld §11-104 subs 6 - 9, Energy L

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Returns the state's energy codes to the less expensive earlier provisions; repeals provisions of the state energy conservation construction code which relate to the state's clean energy and climate agenda.

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BILL NOS08621 

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12/17/2025REFERRED TO RULES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 8621

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 December 17, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. MATTERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

 AN ACT to amend the energy law, in relation to returning the state's
 energy codes to the 2020 provisions; and to repeal certain provisions
 of such law relating to the state energy conservation construction
 code

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 3-101 of the energy law, as
 2 amended by chapter 374 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 2. to encourage conservation of energy [and to promote the clean ener-
 5 gy and climate agenda, including but not limited to greenhouse gas
 6 reduction, set forth within chapter one hundred six of the laws of two
 7 thousand nineteen, also known as the New York state climate leadership
 8 and community protection act,] in the construction and operation of new
 9 commercial, industrial, agricultural and residential buildings, and in
 10 the rehabilitation of existing structures, through heating, cooling,
 11 ventilation, lighting, insulation and design techniques and the use of
 12 energy audits and life-cycle costing analysis;
 13 § 2. Subdivision 3 of section 11-102 of the energy law, as amended by
 14 chapter 374 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
 15 3. "ASHRAE [90.1] 90.1-2016." ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard [90.1]
 16 90.1-2016, entitled "Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Resi-
 17 dential Buildings," published by American Society of Heating, Refriger-
 18 ating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc.
 19 § 3. Subdivision 2 of section 11-103 of the energy law, as amended by
 20 chapter 374 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
 21 2. [(a)] The state fire prevention and building code council is
 22 authorized, from time to time as it deems appropriate and consistent
 23 with the purposes of this article, to review and amend the code, or

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14268-01-5

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 1 adopt a new code, through rules and regulations provided that the code
 2 remains cost effective with respect to building construction in the
 3 state. In determining whether the code remains cost effective, the code
 4 council shall consider [(i) whether the life-cycle costs for a building
 5 will be recovered through savings in energy costs over the design life
 6 of the building under a life-cycle cost analysis performed under method-
 7 ology as established by the New York state energy research and develop-
 8 ment authority in regulations which may be updated from time to time,
 9 and (ii) secondary or societal effects, such as reductions in greenhouse
 10 gas emissions, as defined in regulations. Before publication of a notice
 11 of proposed rule making establishing the methodology or defining second-
 12 ary or societal effects, the president of the authority shall conduct
 13 public meetings to provide meaningful opportunities for public comment
 14 from all segments of the population that would be impacted by the regu-
 15 lations, including persons living in disadvantaged communities as iden-
 16 tified by the climate justice working group established under section
 17 75-0111 of the environmental conservation law] whether the cost of mate-
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