Senate Bill S1668

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to authorizing the New York state energy research and development authority to administer a program to provide grants related to enabling switching residences to electric heat pumps

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2025-S1668 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7060
Current Committee:
Assembly Energy
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1854, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S8504, A8595

2025-S1668 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the New York state energy research and development authority to administer a program to provide grants or loans for the costs related to enabling switching residences with propane or fuel-oil heating systems to efficient electric heat pumps.

2025-S1668 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S1668 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1668
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. HARCKHAM, KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Tele-
   communications
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation  to  authorizing
   the New York state energy research and development authority to admin-
   ister  a  program to provide grants related to switching residences to
   electric heat pumps
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  1854 of the public authorities law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 27 to read as follows:
   27. TO ADMINISTER A PROGRAM, USING FUNDS PROVIDED FOR SUCH PURPOSE, TO
 PROVIDE GRANTS OR LOANS BASED ON STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES ESTABLISHED BY
 THE AUTHORITY, FOR THE COSTS RELATED TO  ENABLING  SWITCHING  RESIDENCES
 WITH  PROPANE  OR  FUEL-OIL  HEATING  SYSTEMS TO EFFICIENT ELECTRIC HEAT
 PUMPS, INCLUDING ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04506-01-5

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