S 5781 NY
Relates to residential solar and energy storage permitting
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Summary
This bill requires all local authorities with jurisdiction over populations exceeding 5,000 residents to adopt a residential automated solar permitting platform by June 30, 2027. The bill mandates the use of online permitting systems to streamline the process for residential solar and energy storage installations. The requirement applies to municipalities and other jurisdictions with significant populations to facilitate faster solar permitting.
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Official abstract
Requires all authorities having jurisdiction over a population exceeding five thousand residents to adopt a residential automated solar permitting platform by June thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven.
Sponsor (1)
- Pete Harckham Democratic · primary
34 coauthors / cosponsors
- Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. Democratic · cosponsor
- Jamaal Bailey Democratic · cosponsor
- Erik Bottcher Democratic · cosponsor
- Jabari Brisport Democratic · cosponsor
- Samra Brouk Democratic · cosponsor
- Cordell Cleare Democratic · cosponsor
- Jeremy Cooney Democratic · cosponsor
- Patricia Fahy Democratic · cosponsor
- Nathalia Fernandez Democratic · cosponsor
- Kristen Gonzalez Democratic · cosponsor
- Andrew Gounardes Democratic · cosponsor
- Michelle Hinchey Democratic · cosponsor
- Robert Jackson Democratic · cosponsor
- Brian Kavanagh Democratic · cosponsor
- Liz Krueger Democratic · cosponsor
- John Liu Democratic · cosponsor
- Monica Martinez Democratic · cosponsor
- Jack M. Martins Republican · cosponsor
- Rachel May Democratic · cosponsor
- Shelley Mayer Democratic · cosponsor
- Zellnor Myrie Democratic · cosponsor
- Anthony H. Palumbo Republican · cosponsor
- Kevin S. Parker Democratic · cosponsor
- Jessica Ramos Democratic · cosponsor
- Robert Rolison Republican · cosponsor
- Christopher Ryan Democratic · cosponsor
- Julia Salazar Democratic · cosponsor
- James Sanders Jr. Democratic · cosponsor
- Jessica Scarcella-Spanton Democratic · cosponsor
- Luis R. Sepúlveda Democratic · cosponsor
- José M. Serrano Democratic · cosponsor
- James Skoufis Democratic · cosponsor
- Toby Ann Stavisky Democratic · cosponsor
- Lea Webb Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (7)
- Feb 28, 2025 REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT · upper
- Apr 7, 2025 REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE · upper
- Jun 9, 2025 AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE · upper
- Jun 9, 2025 PRINT NUMBER 5781A · upper
- Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT · upper
- May 28, 2026 AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT · upper
- May 28, 2026 PRINT NUMBER 5781B · upper
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