A 5526 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Creates a religious exemption to the ban on fossil fuel equipment and systems

Summary
Provides an exemption for the purposes of allowing the installation and use of fossil-fuel equipment and building systems where such are installed and used in a building or part of a building that is owned or occupied by a person who holds genuine and sincere religious beliefs and whose health and safety will be jeopardized due to the prohibition of the installation of fossil-fuel equipment and building systems because of such genuine and sincere religious beliefs.
Bill status failed 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Feb 2025
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Introduced Feb 14, 2025 Last action May 11, 2026
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Jan 7, 2026
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REFERRED TO ENERGY
lower
Feb 14, 2025
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REFERRED TO ENERGY
lower
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Karl Brabenec
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