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S7898 • 2025

Requires certain construction project contracts to include siting of renewable energy systems, qualified energy storage systems, or electric major utility transmission facilities

Requires certain construction project contracts to include siting of renewable energy systems, qualified energy storage systems, or electric major utility transmission facilities

Energy
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Michelle Hinchey
Last action
2026-06-01
Official status
In Assembly Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Requires certain construction project contracts to include siting of renewable energy systems, qualified energy storage systems, or electric major utility transmission facilities

Requires certain construction project contracts to include siting of renewable energy systems, qualified energy storage systems, or electric major utility transmission facilities Requires certain construction project contracts with a value of greater than or equal to five million dollars to include siting of renewable energy systems, qualified energy storage systems, or major electric transmission facilities.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires certain construction project contracts to include siting of renewable energy systems, qualified energy storage systems, or electric major utility transmission facilities Requires certain construction project contracts with a value of greater than or equal to five million dollars to include siting of renewable energy systems, qualified energy storage systems, or major electric transmission facilities.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-06-01 Senate

    COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

  2. 2026-06-01 Senate

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1474

  3. 2026-06-01 Senate

    PASSED SENATE

  4. 2026-06-01 Senate

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  5. 2026-06-01 Assembly

    REFERRED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

  6. 2026-05-13 Senate

    AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

  7. 2026-05-13 Senate

    PRINT NUMBER 7898A

  8. 2026-01-07 Senate

    REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

  9. 2025-05-13 Senate

    REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Official Summary Text

Requires certain construction project contracts to include siting of renewable energy systems, qualified energy storage systems, or electric major utility transmission facilities
Requires certain construction project contracts with a value of greater than or equal to five million dollars to include siting of renewable energy systems, qualified energy storage systems, or major electric transmission facilities.

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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                                          7898

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                                    I N  S E N A T E

                                      May 13, 2025
                                       ___________

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

        AN  ACT  to  amend  the economic development law, in relation to certain
          construction project contracts  to  include  siting  of  solar  energy
          arrays,  major  renewable  energy facilities, or major electric trans-
          mission facilities

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

     1    Section  1.  The  economic  development law is amended by adding a new
     2  section 107 to read as follows:
     3    § 107. SOLAR SITING REQUIREMENTS. ANY CONTRACT  FOR  NEW  CONSTRUCTION
     4  PROJECTS  ENTERED  INTO,  OVERSEEN, OR ENFORCED BY THE DEPARTMENT OR THE
     5  EMPIRE STATE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION WITH A VALUE  OF  GREATER  THAN  OR
     6  EQUAL  TO  FIVE  MILLION  DOLLARS  IN  STATE FUNDING PARTICIPATION SHALL
     7  INCLUDE, TO THE GREATEST EXTENT FEASIBLE, SITING OF SOLAR ENERGY ARRAYS,
     8  MAJOR RENEWABLE ENERGY FACILITIES, OR MAJOR ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION FACIL-
     9  ITIES WITHIN THE TERMS OF CONSTRUCTION OF SUCH PROJECT.
    10    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11820-02-5