S 6831 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to financial liability for major facilities, vessels, and railroads

Summary

Requires the owner or operator of a vessel to establish and maintain with the department evidence of financial responsibility sufficient to meet the amount of liability.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Assembly Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 25, 2025 Last action Mar 18, 2026

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What changed between versions

S6831 → S6831A · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill was amended to add Senator FAHY as a sponsor and recommit the bill to the Environmental Conservation Committee for further review. The substantive text of the bill itself appears unchanged, with only formatting adjustments to the bill number and page numbering.

SCOPE

Added Senator FAHY as a co-sponsor alongside Senator HINCHEY.

REQUIREMENT

Added a procedural requirement for the bill to be recommitted to the Environmental Conservation Committee in accordance with Senate Rule 6, section 8, after being discharged and amended.

TECHNICAL

Changed the bill number from S 6831 to S 6831-A to indicate it is an amended version.

Updated page numbering references from LBD11301-01-5 to LBD11301-02-5 to reflect the amended version.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 4, 2025

How they voted

49–9

Passed · 5 other

Total votes 63

Jun 4, 2025

D Democratic41

36 Yea 5

87% Yea

R Republican22

13 Yea 9 Nay

59% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Mar 18, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO CODES

lower

Mar 18, 2026

Upper · Passed

PASSED SENATE

upper

Jan 9, 2026

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 6831A

upper

Jan 9, 2026

Upper · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

upper

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

upper

Jun 4, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

lower

Jun 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

PASSED SENATE

upper

Mar 25, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

upper

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor