S 4881 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Requires contractors and subcontractors performing construction work for covered renewable energy systems to use apprenticeship agreements

Summary
Requires contractors and subcontractors performing construction work for covered renewable energy systems to use apprenticeship agreements; requires thermal energy networks to require contractors and subcontractors to use pre-apprenticeship direct entry providers registered with the department of labor.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 13, 2025 Last action Jun 12, 2025
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S4881 S4881A · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to add two new sponsors (Senators Fernandez and C. Ryan) and update the legislative history to reflect committee discharge and amendment. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, with the core requirement that contractors and subcontractors on covered renewable energy systems must use apprenticeship agreements with pre-apprenticeship direct entry providers.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; only procedural updates to sponsors and committee status.
TECHNICAL

Added two new sponsors to the bill: Senators Fernandez and C. Ryan.

Updated legislative history to show the bill was discharged from committee, amended, and recommitted.

Minor formatting changes to section numbering and text alignment in the bill text.

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Actions timeline

Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Amendments
2
May 14, 2025
Committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 4881A
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LABOR
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors

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