New York Senate bill in Session 2025-2026.
Status: in_committee. Latest action: April 14, 2026.
Requires battery energy storage system owners and operators to demonstrate compliance with workforce reliability standards as a condition of state financial assistance; extends prevailing wage requirements.
Requires battery energy storage system owners and operators to demonstrate compliance with workforce reliability standards as a condition of state financial assistance; extends prevailing wage requirements and whistleblower protections to operations and maintenance employees at covered battery energy storage systems; directs the public service commission to promulgate implementing regulations; and requires a periodic review of implementation.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-14 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-04-14 | Status | in_committee |
| 2026-04-14 | Latest Action | In Senate Committee |