New York A 2003: Enacts the Rural Energy Freedom Act

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A02003 Summary:

BILL NOA02003 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORSmullen

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COSPNSRWalsh, Lemondes, Maher, Blankenbush, Bendett, Angelino, Giglio, Mikulin, Brabenec, Manktelow,
 DeStefano, Gallahan, Buttenschon, Brown E, Tague, Simpson, McDonough, Hawley, Beephan, Barclay,
 Miller, Palmesano

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §75-0109, En Con L

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Exempts the burning of wood for recreation, building heating and cooking from certain greenhouse gas emissions reduction requirements.

Go to top A02003 Actions:

BILL NOA02003 

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01/14/2025referred to environmental conservation

01/07/2026referred to environmental conservation

05/05/2026held for consideration in environmental conservation

Go to topA02003 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION Chair:Glick 
DATE:05/05/2026AYE/NAY:19/10 Action: Held for Consideration GlickAyeSimpsonNay

ColtonAyeSmullenNay

OtisAyeTagueNay

WilliamsAyeManktelowNay

BarrettAyeBrownNay

CarrollAyeLemondesNay

McMahonAyeSlaterNay

BurdickAyeBaileyNay

LunsfordAyeSempolinskiNay

KellesAye

Gonzalez-RojasAye

SeptimoAye

LeeAye

LevenbergAye

SimoneAye

AndersonAye

ConradAye

LasherExcused

SchiavoniAye

KassayAye

KayNay

Go to topA02003 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA02003 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2003

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 14, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SMULLEN, WALSH, LEMONDES, MAHER, BLANKENBUSH,
 BENDETT, ANGELINO, GIGLIO, MIKULIN, BRABENEC, MANKTELOW, DeSTEFANO,
 GALLAHAN, BUTTENSCHON, E. BROWN, TAGUE, SIMPSON, McDONOUGH, HAWLEY,
 BEEPHAN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental
 Conservation

 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
 excluding the burning of wood for recreation, building heating and
 cooking from certain greenhouse gas emissions reduction requirements

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

 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Rural
 2 Energy Freedom Act".
 3 § 2. Section 75-0109 of the environmental conservation law is amended
 4 by adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
 5 5. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the
 6 burning of wood for the means of indoor and outdoor recreation, heating
 7 buildings and cooking or otherwise preparing food shall be excluded from
 8 any prohibitions or restrictions enacted as a result of compliance with
 9 the mandates of chapter one hundred six of the laws of two thousand
 10 nineteen, inclusive of any recommendations of any of such chapter's
 11 derivative bodies.
 12 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04578-01-5

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