New York A 7686: Relates to the New York power authority's conferral process

Status: SUBSTITUTED BY S2462B (as of 2025-06-13)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 7686

Sponsors: Sarahana Shrestha, Albert A. Stirpe, Anna Kelles, Brian Cunningham, Carrie Woerner, Chris Burdick, Christopher Eachus, Dana Levenberg, Demond Meeks, Emily Gallagher, George Alvarez, Harvey Epstein, Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas, Jo Anne Simon, Jonathan Rivera, Khaleel Anderson, Marcela Mitaynes, Maritza Davila, MaryJane Shimsky, Nader Sayegh, Phara Souffrant Forrest, Phil Steck, Philip Ramos, Rebecca Seawright, Ron Kim

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A07686 Summary:

BILL NOA07686A

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SAME ASSAME AS S02462-B

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SPONSORShrestha

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COSPNSRMamdani, Simon, Burdick, Gonzalez-Rojas, Gallagher, Sayegh, Woerner, Kim, Meeks, Cunningham,
 Shimsky, Stirpe, Epstein, Davila, Simone, Steck, Eachus, Rivera, Kelles, Ramos, Mitaynes, Anderson,
 Levenberg, Forrest, Seawright, Alvarez, Tapia, Otis

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §1005, Pub Auth L; amd §6-102, Energy L

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Enacts the "public renewables transparency act"; relates to the New York power authority's conferral process; requires the conferral report be posted on the authority's website; provides that the authority shall provide an option for stakeholders to submit comments remotely as well, and incorporate feedback from such sessions and written comments into the final draft of the strategic plan; makes related provisions.

Go to top A07686 Actions:

BILL NOA07686A

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04/04/2025referred to energy

06/06/2025amend and recommit to energy

06/06/2025print number 7686a

06/09/2025reference changed to ways and means

06/10/2025reported referred to rules

06/13/2025reported 

06/13/2025rules report cal.743

06/13/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.743

06/13/2025substituted by s2462b

&nbspS02462 AMEND=B GIANARIS

&nbsp01/17/2025REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

&nbsp02/11/20251ST REPORT CAL.338

&nbsp02/12/20252ND REPORT CAL.

&nbsp02/24/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

&nbsp04/01/2025AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 2462A

&nbsp06/05/2025AMENDED ON THIRD READING 2462B

&nbsp06/10/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/10/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp06/10/2025referred to ways and means

&nbsp06/13/2025substituted for a7686a

&nbsp06/13/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.743

&nbsp06/13/2025passed assembly

&nbsp06/13/2025returned to senate

&nbsp12/08/2025DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp12/19/2025SIGNED CHAP.679

Go to topA07686 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:06/10/2025AYE/NAY:32/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules PretlowAyeRaAye

GlickAyeFitzpatrickAye

ColtonAyeHawleyAye

CookAyeBlankenbushAye

BenedettoExcusedPalmesanoAye

WeprinAyeWalshAye

RamosAyeDeStefanoAye

BraunsteinAyeManktelowAye

McDonaldAyeSmullenAye

RozicAyeGiglioAye

DinowitzAye

MagnarelliAbsent

BronsonAye

DilanAye

SeawrightAye

HyndmanAye

WalkerAye

Bichotte HermelAye

SimonAye

CruzAye

OtisAye

SolagesAye

HunterAye

EpsteinAye

SeptimoAbsent

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:06/13/2025AYE/NAY:29/0 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedBarclayAye

PretlowAyeHawleyAye

CookAyeBlankenbushAye

GlickAyeRaAye

DinowitzAyeBrabenecAye

ColtonAyePalmesanoAye

RosenthalAyeReillyAye

PaulinAyeSmithAye

Peoples-StokesAyeJensenAye

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaAye

HyndmanAye

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

StirpeAye

CruzAye

VanelExcused

Go to topA07686 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA07686 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7686--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 4, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. SHRESTHA, MAMDANI, SIMON, BURDICK, GONZALEZ-RO-
 JAS, GALLAGHER, SAYEGH, WOERNER, KIM, MEEKS, CUNNINGHAM, SHIMSKY,
 STIRPE, EPSTEIN, DAVILA, SIMONE, STECK, EACHUS, RIVERA, KELLES, RAMOS,
 MITAYNES, ANDERSON, LEVENBERG, FORREST, SEAWRIGHT, ALVAREZ, TAPIA --
 read once and referred to the Committee on Energy -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law and the energy law, in
 relation to the New York power authority's conferral process

 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 "public renewables transparency act".
 3 § 2. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 27-a of section 1005 of the public
 4 authorities law is amended by adding two new subparagraphs (xi) and
 5 (xii) to read as follows:
 6 (xi) During at least three board of trustees' meetings per year, there
 7 shall be a public report delivered and published on the development and
 8 implementation of the authority's ren

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