assembly Bill A9598

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to redefining the term covered renewable energy system

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Actions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jul 05, 2022 signed chap.372
Jun 23, 2022 delivered to governor
May 25, 2022 returned to assembly
passed senate
3rd reading cal.1084
substituted for s8648
May 05, 2022 referred to labor
delivered to senate
passed assembly
Mar 31, 2022 advanced to third reading cal.516
Mar 29, 2022 reported
Mar 23, 2022 referred to labor

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May 25, 2022 - floor Vote

A9598
57
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floor
57
Aye
4
Nay
0
Absent
2
Excused
0
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Floor Vote: May 25, 2022

aye (57)
nay (4)
excused (2)

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A9598 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8648
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §224-d, Lab L

A9598 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Redefines the term "covered renewable energy system" to mean a renewable energy system with a capacity of one or more megawatts alternating current.

A9598 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9598
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 23, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. JOYNER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Labor
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  labor  law,  in relation to redefining the term
   "covered renewable energy system"
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision 1 of section 224-d of the labor law, as added
 by section 2 of part AA of chapter 56 of the laws of 2021, is amended to
 read as follows:
   1. For purposes of this section, a "covered renewable  energy  system"
 means  a  renewable  energy  system,  as such term is defined in section
 sixty-six-p of the public service law, with a capacity of [greater  than
 five  megawatts]  ONE  OR  MORE  MEGAWATTS alternating current and which
 involves the procurement of renewable energy credits by a public entity,
 or a third party acting on behalf and for the benefit of a public  enti-
 ty.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15058-01-2