New York S 9735: Enacts the "home utility weatherization jobs act"

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S09735 Summary:

BILL NOS09735 

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SAME ASSAME AS A03655-A

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SPONSORKAVANAGH

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COSPNSRADDABBO, BOTTCHER, CLEARE, COONEY, GOUNARDES, RHOADS, SERRANO

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §66-x, Pub Serv L

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Enacts the "home utility weatherization jobs act"; requires each gas corporation, electric corporation, or combination gas or electric corporation to submit to the public service commission for review and approval at least one and up to ten neighborhood scale weatherization and electrification-ready projects.

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BILL NOS09735 

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04/02/2026REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

04/28/20261ST REPORT CAL.868

04/29/20262ND REPORT CAL.

05/04/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

05/06/2026PASSED SENATE

05/06/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

05/06/2026referred to energy

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

Go to topS09735 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9735

 IN SENATE

 April 2, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. KAVANAGH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommuni-
 cations

 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to enacting the
 "home utility weatherization jobs act"

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "home utility weatherization jobs act".
 3 § 2. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature finds and
 4 declares that:
 5 (a) The Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA)
 6 requires significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, including a
 7 40% reduction in statewide greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and an 85%
 8 reduction in statewide greenhouse gas emissions by 2050;
 9 (b) The Climate Action Council Final Scoping Plan (Plan) deems it
 10 essential that buildings make significant investments in energy effi-
 11 ciency, and the Plan's integration analysis demonstrates that widespread
 12 improvements to building envelope will reduce energy demand from the
 13 building sector by 30% to 50% by 2050;
 14 (c) Energy efficiency is and will continue to be a key and necessary
 15 component of achieving the CLCPA's greenhouse gas emissions targets and
 16 has proven to be one of the most cost-effective strategies available;
 17 (d) Weatherization efforts that prioritize a whole-building approach
 18 to reducing energy needs, such as through building envelope enhance-
 19 ments, are an effective way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while at
 20 the same time facilitating further emissions reduction measures such as
 21 full electrification or hybrid heating systems by reducing heating load;
 22 (e) Improving the integrity of the building envelope through upgrades
 23 or retrofits may result in deep energy savings;
 24 (f) While existing energy efficiency programs administered by the New
 25 York state energy research and development authority and some utilities
 26 are available for low- to moderate-income (LMI) customers, there are
 27 some gaps in coverage, including LMI tenants who do not live in build-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02457-04-6

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 1 ings covered by existing LMI programs, individuals who do not qualify as
 2 LMI customers, rental properties, and where existing programs do not
 3 remove or mitigate up-front financial burdens for customers;
 4 (g) Weatherization efforts can provide significant benefits to disad-
 5 vantaged and other communities through the reduction of energy usage and
 6 decreases in greenhouse gas emissions;
 7 (h) Weatherization and energy efficiency projects can promote strong
 8 economic development and good jobs for local residents, including resi-
 9 dents in disadvantaged communities;
 10 (i) Utilities' access to capital and to a trusted workforce able to
 11 effectively execute projects, and experience with implementing energy
 12 efficiency programs specifically, positions them well to develop and
 13 implement programs to weatherize residential buildings; and
 14 (j) It is