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A6796 • 2025

Prohibits the elimination of building systems or equipment used for the combustion of fossil fuels in new building construction

Prohibits the elimination of building systems or equipment used for the combustion of fossil fuels in new building construction

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Sponsor
Philip Palmesano
Last action
2026-04-28
Official status
In Assembly Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Prohibits the elimination of building systems or equipment used for the combustion of fossil fuels in new building construction

Prohibits the elimination of building systems or equipment used for the combustion of fossil fuels in new building construction Prohibits the elimination of building systems or equipment used for the combustion of fossil fuels, including, natural gas, propane and fuel oil in new building construction.

What This Bill Does

  • Prohibits the elimination of building systems or equipment used for the combustion of fossil fuels in new building construction Prohibits the elimination of building systems or equipment used for the combustion of fossil fuels, including, natural gas, propane and fuel oil in new building construction.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-28 Assembly

    HELD FOR CONSIDERATION IN ENERGY

  2. 2026-01-07 Assembly

    REFERRED TO ENERGY

  3. 2025-03-14 Assembly

    REFERRED TO ENERGY

Official Summary Text

Prohibits the elimination of building systems or equipment used for the combustion of fossil fuels in new building construction
Prohibits the elimination of building systems or equipment used for the combustion of fossil fuels, including, natural gas, propane and fuel oil in new building construction.

Current Bill Text

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          6796

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                                  I N  A S S E M B L Y

                                     March 14, 2025
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  M.  of A. PALMESANO, BARCLAY, BEEPHAN, BENDETT, BLANKEN-
          BUSH,  BLUMENCRANZ,   BOLOGNA,   BRABENEC,   BROOK-KRASNY,   E. BROWN,
          K. BROWN, CHANG, CHLUDZINSKI, DeSTEFANO, DiPIETRO, DURSO, FITZPATRICK,
          FRIEND,  GALLAHAN,  GANDOLFO,  GIGLIO, GRAY, HAWLEY, JENSEN, LEMONDES,
          MAHER, MANKTELOW,  McDONOUGH,  MIKULIN,  MILLER,  MOLITOR,  MORINELLO,
          NORBER, NOVAKHOV, PIROZZOLO, RA, REILLY, SEMPOLINSKI, SIMPSON, SLATER,
          SMITH,  SMULLEN,  TAGUE, TANNOUSIS, WALSH -- read once and referred to
          the Committee on Energy

        AN ACT to amend the energy law, in relation to  prohibiting  the  elimi-
          nation  of  building  systems  or equipment used for the combustion of
          fossil fuels in new building construction

          THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
        BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

     1    Section 1. Section 11-104 of the energy law is amended by adding a new
     2  subdivision 9 to read as follows:
     3    9.  NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION ONE
     4  OF SECTION 11-103 OF THIS ARTICLE, THE CODE SHALL NOT PROHIBIT  BUILDING
     5  SYSTEMS  OR EQUIPMENT USED FOR THE COMBUSTION OF FOSSIL FUELS INCLUDING,
     6  BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NATURAL GAS, PROPANE,  AND  FUEL  OIL,  IN  ANY  NEW
     7  BUILDING CONSTRUCTION STATEWIDE, NOR SHALL SUCH SYSTEMS BE PROHIBITED IN
     8  ANY  EXISTING BUILDING CONSTRUCTION STATEWIDE, INCLUDING RENOVATIONS AND
     9  REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING SYSTEMS.
    10    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD08906-01-5