New York A 4217: Requires all commercial buildings be retrofitted with motion detectors for controlling lighting

Status: REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS (as of 2026-01-07)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 4217

Sponsors: Keith Brown, David McDonough, Joe DeStefano

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A04217 Summary:

BILL NOA04217 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORBrown K

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COSPNSRMcDonough, DeStefano

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §378, Exec L

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Requires all commercial buildings be retrofitted with motion detectors for controlling lighting.

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01/31/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4217

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 31, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. K. BROWN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Governmental Operations

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring all commer-
 cial buildings be retrofitted with motion detectors for controlling
 lighting

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

 1 Section 1. Section 378 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
 2 subdivision 21 to read as follows:
 3 21. Standards requiring that all commercial buildings exclusively use
 4 motion detectors for controlling lighting. All commercial buildings
 5 shall complete any retrofitting required to meet such standards on or
 6 before one year after the effective date of this subdivision.
 7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. Effective immediately,
 8 the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation neces-
 9 sary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are
 10 authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06288-01-5

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