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S 8970

New York Senate bill in Session 2025-2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: January 21, 2026.

Establishes a municipal solar planning grant program.

Bill ID NY-2025-2026-S-8970
Session 2025-2026
Status in_committee
Committee Environmental Conservation
Senate in_committee 2026-01-21
Energy
Summary

Establishes a municipal solar planning grant program for municipalities to receive grants for plans to develop solar energy systems on agricultural land and commercially-zoned properties in such municipalities; creates a database to track such solar energy system distribution.

Sponsor
Jake Ashby
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-01-21 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-01-21 Status in_committee
2026-01-21 Latest Action In Senate Committee
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