S1069

An act to amend the Environmental Conservation Law — 2025-04-22 · Calendar #325

NYS Legislature ↗ · OpenLeg API ↗ Signed ✓ — Signed by Governor

The Senate passed legislation to amend the Environmental Conservation Law, with a 47-3 vote on Calendar Number 325, Senate Print 1069, sponsored by Senator Serrano. The bill aims to preserve state lands and forests. During floor debate, Sen. Borrello voiced support for the measure's conservation goals but proposed an amendment to include restrictions on wind and solar energy projects in state parks, arguing that green energy installations are beginning to encroach on pristine areas that should remain undisturbed. He called for consistent treatment of land preservation policies. Despite his amendment suggestion, Borrello voted in favor of the bill. Senators Oberacker, Ortt, and O'Mara voted against the measure. The bill takes effect immediately upon enactment.

Passed Senate Ayes: 47 · Nays: 3

Debate Summary

Sen. Borrello expressed support for the bill's goal of keeping state lands and forests pristine, but argued it should be amended to include restrictions on wind and solar projects in state parks. He noted that green energy projects are beginning to appear in areas that should remain undisturbed and called for consistent treatment of land preservation. Despite his amendment suggestion, Borrello voted in favor of the bill.

Roll Call — Official API Data

Full roll call from the Open Legislation API. Every senator's recorded vote is shown.

Senator	Vote	Party	District
Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.	AYE	Democrat	SD-15
Jake Ashby	AYE	Republican	SD-43
Jamaal Bailey	AYE	Democrat	SD-36
April Baskin	AYE	Democrat	SD-63
George Borrello	AYE	Republican	SD-57
Jabari Brisport	AYE	Democrat	SD-25
Samra Brouk	AYE	Democrat	SD-55
Siela Bynoe	AYE	Democrat	SD-6
Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick	AYE	Republican	SD-9
Stephen T. Chan	AYE	Republican	SD-17
Cordell Cleare	AYE	Democrat	SD-30
Leroy Comrie	AYE	Democrat	SD-14
Jeremy Cooney	AYE	Democrat	SD-56
Patricia Fahy	AYE	Democrat	SD-46
Nathalia Fernandez	AYE	Democrat	SD-34
Michael Gianaris	AYE	Democrat	SD-12
Kristen Gonzalez	AYE	Democrat	SD-59
Andrew Gounardes	AYE	Democrat	SD-26
Pete Harckham	AYE	Democrat	SD-40
Michelle Hinchey	AYE	Democrat	SD-41
Brad Hoylman-Sigal	AYE	Democrat	SD-47
Robert Jackson	AYE	Democrat	SD-31
Brian Kavanagh	AYE	Democrat	SD-27
Andrew J. Lanza	AYE	Republican	SD-24
John Liu	AYE	Democrat	SD-16
Monica Martinez	AYE	Democrat	SD-4
Mario Mattera	AYE	Republican	SD-2
Rachel May	AYE	Democrat	SD-48
Shelley Mayer	AYE	Democrat	SD-37
Dean Murray	AYE	Republican	SD-3
Zellnor Myrie	AYE	Democrat	SD-20
Anthony H. Palumbo	AYE	Republican	SD-1
Kevin S. Parker	AYE	Democrat	SD-21
Roxanne J. Persaud	AYE	Democrat	SD-19
Jessica Ramos	AYE	Democrat	SD-13
Steve Rhoads	AYE	Republican	SD-5
Gustavo Rivera	AYE	Democrat	SD-33
Robert Rolison	AYE	Republican	SD-39
Christopher Ryan	AYE	Democrat	SD-50
James Sanders Jr.	AYE	Democrat	SD-10
Jessica Scarcella-Spanton	AYE	Democrat	SD-23
José M. Serrano	AYE	Democrat	SD-29
James Skoufis	AYE	Democrat	SD-42
Toby Ann Stavisky	AYE	Democrat	SD-11
Dan Stec	AYE	Republican	SD-45
Andrea Stewart-Cousins	AYE	Democrat	SD-35
James Tedisco	AYE	Republican	SD-44
Lea Webb	AYE	Democrat	SD-52
William Weber	AYE	Republican	SD-38
Alexis Weik	AYE	Republican	SD-8
Patrick M. Gallivan	EXC	Republican	SD-60
Joseph A. Griffo	EXC	Republican	SD-53
Pamela Helming	EXC	Republican	SD-54
Liz Krueger	EXC	Democrat	SD-28
Jack M. Martins	EXC	Republican	SD-7
Sean Ryan	EXC	Democrat	SD-61
Julia Salazar	EXC	Democrat	SD-18
Luis R. Sepúlveda	EXC	Democrat	SD-32
Mark Walczyk	EXC	Republican	SD-49
Thomas F. O'Mara	NAY	Republican	SD-58
Peter Oberacker	NAY	Republican	SD-51
Robert Ortt	NAY	Republican	SD-62

Transcript Mentions

These votes were extracted from the floor transcript by AI. NYS Senate roll calls are read in full, but AI extraction may not capture every senator — so this list is incomplete and skews toward named dissenting votes. Use the Official API Data table above for the complete roll call.

Senator	Vote	Party
O'Mara	nay	Republican
Oberacker	nay	Republican
Ortt	nay	Republican

Amendments

Sponsor	Description	Outcome
Sen. Borrello	Include restrictions on wind and solar green energy projects in state parks and pristine areas	not adopted