Relates to the siting or construction of a qualified energy storage system
Summary
Requires an applicant filing any application for a permit or authorization relating to the siting or construction of a qualified energy storage system that has a storage capacity greater than one megawatt hour, is connected to the local distribution system and primarily operated for commercial or electric retail purposes, and is not constructed in connection with a major renewable energy facility to provide notice of such application to the chief executive of the city, town, or village in which it is located and each member of the state legislature within whose district the proposed energy storage system is to be located.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
Assembly Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced May 13, 2026
Last action May 29, 2026
Floor votes · Assembly May 29, 2026
How they voted
126–0
Passed · 23 other
Total votes 149
May 29, 2026
D
Democratic102
81% Yea
R
Republican47
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
1
Committee
3
May 29, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
upper
May 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
May 19, 2026
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
May 13, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO ENERGY
lower
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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