2025-2026 session: change session
Environment & Energy bills
Bills on climate and energy policy, utilities, environmental conservation, state parks, tourism and the arts. They are heard in the Energy, Environmental Conservation and Parks and Tourism committees in each house.
Highest impact
Impact is how much a bill would change if enacted, from 1 (minimal) to 10 (transformational). Passage is our estimate of the chance it becomes law this session. How we score
Tax Polluters, Fund Communities
The Climate and Community Investment Act imposes pollution fees, funds climate programs, supports disadvantaged communities, and provides worker transition assistance in New York State.
Impact 10 · Transformational·35% to pass
Impact10/10TransformationalPassage35%Create Climate Investment Fund
The Climate and Community Investment Act establishes pollution fees, climate justice programs, infrastructure investments, labor standards, and energy rebates to fund New York’s clean energy…
Impact 10 · Transformational·33% to pass
Impact10/10TransformationalPassage33%Ban New Fossil Fuel Projects
This bill declares a climate emergency in New York and bans new fossil fuel infrastructure projects, with certain exceptions.
Impact 10 · Transformational·25% to pass
Impact10/10TransformationalPassage25%- A10082Assembly
Repeal Climate Protection Law
This bill repeals New York's Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act and other related climate laws, removing renewable energy mandates and associated requirements from state law.
Impact 10 · Transformational·0% to pass
Impact10/10TransformationalPassage0% - S3423Senate
Require Green Energy Manufacturing
This bill requires that electric vehicles, wind turbines, solar collectors, and grid infrastructure be manufactured and distributed using only wind and solar energy, banning fossil fuels, nuclear,…
Impact 10 · Transformational·0% to pass
Impact10/10TransformationalPassage0% Make Polluters Pay for Climate
This bill amends and expands New York’s climate change adaptation cost recovery program, increasing fossil fuel company payments and strengthening climate adaptation project requirements and funding…
Impact 9 · Transformational·Companion signed
Impact9/10TransformationalOutcomeCompanion signedFund Clean Home Heating
The "Bucks for Boilers Act" creates a state-funded program to help New Yorkers transition residential buildings from fossil fuel heating to electric heat pumps and high-efficiency systems, with…
Impact 9 · Transformational·35% to pass
Impact9/10TransformationalPassage35%Fund Home Clean Energy Upgrades
The "Bucks for Boilers Act" creates a fund and program to help New Yorkers transition residential buildings from fossil fuel heating to efficient electric systems, prioritizing low-income and…
Impact 9 · Transformational·35% to pass
Impact9/10TransformationalPassage35%Limit Statewide Carbon Emissions
This bill establishes a statewide cap and invest program in New York to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through regulated allowances, auctions, and penalties, prioritizing pollution reductions in…
Impact 9 · Transformational·33% to pass
Impact9/10TransformationalPassage33%Ban New Fossil Fuel Projects
This bill declares a climate emergency in New York and bans permits for new fossil fuel infrastructure unless no feasible alternatives exist.
Impact 9 · Transformational·27% to pass
Impact9/10TransformationalPassage27%
Most likely to pass
Bills not yet signed or vetoed, by Passage score.
Cut Packaging Waste, Boost Recycling
This bill creates a comprehensive packaging reduction and recycling program in New York, setting standards for producer responsibility, toxic substances, recycling rates, and oversight.
Impact 8 · Significant·55% to pass
Impact8/10SignificantPassage55%Used EV Rebates Approved
This bill establishes a rebate program for previously owned zero-emission vehicles in New York to encourage cleaner transportation.
Impact 7 · Significant·53% to pass
Impact7/10SignificantPassage53%Extend Sturgeon Protections
This bill extends the state's authority to manage Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon until 2029.
Impact 3 · Low·51% to pass
Impact3/10LowPassage51%Extend Blueback Herring Protections
This bill extends the state's authority to manage blueback herring until December 31, 2029.
Impact 4 · Low·50% to pass
Impact4/10LowPassage50%Extend Fishing Restrictions
This bill extends the power to restrict fishing and shellfish harvesting in special management areas until 2029.
Impact 4 · Low·50% to pass
Impact4/10LowPassage50%Set Utility Payment Plan Rules
This bill requires utility companies in New York to offer reasonable payment plans with minimum standards for eligible customers facing financial hardship.
Impact 7 · Significant·49% to pass
Impact7/10SignificantPassage49%Permit Required for Lake Additives
This bill establishes a permitting system for the commercial application of nutrient inactivants to control phosphorus and harmful algal blooms in New York water bodies.
Impact 6 · Moderate·49% to pass
Impact6/10ModeratePassage49%Make Turf Makers Recycle
This bill requires artificial turf manufacturers to create and fund recycling programs for used turf in New York.
Impact 7 · Significant·48% to pass
Impact7/10SignificantPassage48%
Recently signed or vetoed
Extend Fishing Restrictions Authority
This bill extends the Department of Environmental Conservation's authority to restrict fishing in special areas until 2029.
Impact 4 · Low·Signed into law
Impact4/10LowOutcomeSigned into lawExtend Shark Fishing Law
This bill extends the expiration date of the law regulating the taking of sharks in New York from 2026 to 2028.
Impact 3 · Low·Signed into law
Impact3/10LowOutcomeSigned into lawExtend Watercraft Law
This bill extends the expiration of certain boating safety requirements for personal watercraft operators from 2027 to 2029.
Impact 3 · Low·Signed into law
Impact3/10LowOutcomeSigned into lawExtend Mercury Thermostat Law
This bill extends the expiration date of the Mercury Thermostat Collection Act from January 1, 2027 to January 1, 2028.
Impact 2 · Minimal·Signed into law
Impact2/10MinimalOutcomeSigned into lawExtend Commercial Fishing Licenses
This bill extends current limits and rules for commercial fishing, lobster, crab, whelk, conch, and charter boat licenses through 2029.
Impact 4 · Low·Signed into law
Impact4/10LowOutcomeSigned into lawExtend Supermarket Food Donation Law
This bill extends the expiration date for the law requiring supermarkets to provide excess edible food to relief organizations from 2026 to 2031.
Impact 4 · Low·Signed into law
Impact4/10LowOutcomeSigned into lawExtend Deer Management Program
This bill extends the Long Island deer management pilot program from three years to six years before it expires.
Impact 3 · Low·Signed into law
Impact3/10LowOutcomeSigned into lawExtend Jonah Crab Limits
This bill extends the state's authority to regulate commercial Jonah crab catches until 2028.
Impact 4 · Low·Signed into law
Impact4/10LowOutcomeSigned into law