S 8607 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to the calculation of statewide greenhouse gas emission limits; repealer

S 8607 repeals Section 75-0109 of the Environmental Conservation Law, which previously required the development of regulations to achieve statewide greenhouse gas emissions reductions. This repeal removes a specific legal mandate for creating emissions-reduction regulations, directly affecting the state's regulatory framework for climate policy. The bill takes immediate effect upon enactment, eliminating the requirement without establishing new provisions or altering emissions targets.

Issues: ✗ Energy ✗ Environment

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Dec 8, 2025 Last action Mar 11, 2026

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What changed between versions

S8607 → S8607A · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to add new sponsors and include a recommendation to recommit the bill to the Environmental Conservation Committee for further review. Substantively, the bill now adds a specific definition for 'carbon dioxide equivalent' based on a one-hundred-year time frame and requires the Department of Environmental Conservation to update emissions limits to align with this new definition.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded by adding a new definition for greenhouse gas metrics and a mandate for the department to adjust future emissions limits accordingly.

DEFINITION

Added a new definition for 'carbon dioxide equivalent' specifying it is calculated over a one-hundred-year time frame.

REQUIREMENT

Added a requirement for the Department of Environmental Conservation to update statewide emissions limits to maintain consistency with the new carbon dioxide equivalent definition.

PROCESS

Modified the bill header to add multiple new sponsors and a procedural note recommending the bill be recommitted to the Environmental Conservation Committee.

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Committee

Amendments

Mar 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 8607A

upper

Mar 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

upper

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

upper

Dec 8, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO RULES

upper

1 primary · 14 co-sponsors