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S 1704 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to reduction of air pollution from petroleum bulk storage facilities

Summary
Expands the options for shell color and roof color of petroleum bulk storage tanks to either white or beige/cream or which limits volatile emissions to the same or to a greater extent as a shell color and roof color of white or beige/cream as determined by the department of environmental conservation.
Issues: ✓ EnvironmentSupports EnvironmentBill mandates tank colors (white/beige) to limit volatile emissions, directly reducing air pollution from petroleum facilities per environmental department standards.95% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Assembly Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Nov 2025
Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Signed Nov 12, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Mar 10, 2025 · Assembly Jun 4, 2025

How they voted

61–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 63
Mar 10, 2025
D Democratic41
40 Yea 1
97% Yea
R Republican22
21 Yea 1
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Nov 12, 2025
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.499
upper
Jun 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 13, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Pete Harckham
Pete Harckham
DDemocratic/Working Families
NY
40
Co
Photo of Lea Webb
Lea Webb
DDemocratic/Working Families
NY
52