A 1686

New York Assembly bill in Session 2025-2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: January 7, 2026.

Enacts the healthy, safe and energy efficient outdoor lighting act to reduce harmful outdoor lighting.

Bill ID NY-2025-2026-A-1686

Session 2025-2026

Status in_committee

Committee Environmental Conservation

Assembly in_committee 2026-01-07

Energy

Summary

Enacts the healthy, safe and energy efficient outdoor lighting act to reduce harmful outdoor lighting; sets standards for outdoor lighting; provides for the designation of dark-sky preserves; provides for distribution to customers by electric corporations or municipalities providing electric service of an informational pamphlet relating to outdoor lighting.

Sponsor

Linda Rosenthal

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Actions Timeline

Date	Event	Detail
2025-01-14	Introduced	Bill introduced
2026-01-07	Status	in_committee
2026-01-07	Latest Action	In Assembly Committee

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