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An act to amend the Public Service Law — 2026-05-12 · Calendar #844

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Senate Print 2485, sponsored by Sen. Parker, to amend the Public Service Law was laid aside during floor consideration.

Debate Summary

No debate occurred on this bill.

An act to amend the Public Service Law — 2026-05-12 · Calendar #844

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The Senate passed legislation expanding the powers of the Office of Renewable Energy Siting to control transmission project siting and develop infrastructure maps in coordination with the Public Service Commission and utilities. The bill, S2485, passed 43-17 on a roll call vote. Sponsor Sen. Parker argued the measure is necessary to plan grid improvements and address New York's energy needs through a clean, efficient transmission system, with local communities able to participate in the siting process. However, opponents, led by Sen. Walczyk, criticized the bill as a top-down approach that circumvents local home rule and zoning authority. Walczyk argued New York's energy policy has failed, citing the deactivation of 4,700 megawatts of power generation, $88.7 billion spent on green energy projects that produced only 2,000 megawatts, electricity costs 70 percent higher than the national average, and warnings of potential summer power shortages. Seventeen senators, mostly Republicans, voted against the measure.
Passed Senate Ayes: 43 · Nays: 17

Debate Summary

The bill would grant new powers to the Office of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES) to control the siting process for transmission projects, with ORES directed to develop a map in coordination with the Public Service Commission and utility companies. Sen. Parker argued that new transmission infrastructure is necessary to address the state's energy needs and create a clean, efficient grid through a planning process. Sen. Walczyk opposed the bill, contending it undermines local home rule and zoning authority, citing concerns about the state's energy policy failures including deactivated power plants, high electricity costs, and insufficient renewable energy production to replace offline capacity.

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
Ashby nay Republican
Borrello nay Republican
Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick nay Republican
Chan nay Republican
Gallivan nay Republican
Griffo nay Republican
Lanza nay Republican
Martins nay Republican
Mattera nay Republican
O'Mara nay Republican
Ortt nay Republican
Rhoads nay Republican
Stec nay Republican
Tedisco nay Republican
Walczyk nay Republican
Weber nay Republican
Weik nay Republican

An act to amend the Public Service Law — 2025-06-13 · Calendar #1962

NYS Legislature ↗ · OpenLeg API ↗
The Senate passed S2485, sponsored by Sen. Parker, which amends the Public Service Law. The bill received 45 votes in favor and 14 in opposition. Senators voting against the measure were Borrello, Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, Gallivan, Griffo, Lanza, Martins, Mattera, Oberacker, O'Mara, Rhoads, Stec, Tedisco, Walczyk and Weik. The legislation takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Passed Senate Ayes: 45 · Nays: 14

Debate Summary

No substantive debate is recorded in this transcript segment. The bill proceeded directly to a roll call vote.

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
Jabari Brisport AYE Democrat SD-25
Samra Brouk AYE Democrat SD-55
Siela Bynoe AYE Democrat SD-6
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
Pamela Helming AYE Republican SD-54
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
Liz Krueger AYE Democrat SD-28
John Liu AYE Democrat SD-16
Monica Martinez AYE Democrat SD-4
Rachel May AYE Democrat SD-48
Shelley Mayer AYE Democrat SD-37
Anthony H. Palumbo AYE Republican SD-1
Kevin S. Parker AYE Democrat SD-21
Roxanne J. Persaud AYE Democrat SD-19
Gustavo Rivera AYE Democrat SD-33
Robert Rolison AYE Republican SD-39
Christopher Ryan AYE Democrat SD-50
Sean Ryan AYE Democrat SD-61
Julia Salazar AYE Democrat SD-18
James Sanders Jr. AYE Democrat SD-10
Jessica Scarcella-Spanton AYE Democrat SD-23
Luis R. Sepúlveda AYE Democrat SD-32
José M. Serrano AYE Democrat SD-29
James Skoufis AYE Democrat SD-42
Toby Ann Stavisky AYE Democrat SD-11
Andrea Stewart-Cousins AYE Democrat SD-35
Lea Webb AYE Democrat SD-52
William Weber AYE Republican SD-38
Dean Murray EXC Republican SD-3
Zellnor Myrie EXC Democrat SD-20
Jessica Ramos EXC Democrat SD-13
Sam Sutton EXC Democrat SD-22
George Borrello NAY Republican SD-57
Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick NAY Republican SD-9
Patrick M. Gallivan NAY Republican SD-60
Joseph A. Griffo NAY Republican SD-53
Andrew J. Lanza NAY Republican SD-24
Jack M. Martins NAY Republican SD-7
Mario Mattera NAY Republican SD-2
Thomas F. O'Mara NAY Republican SD-58
Peter Oberacker NAY Republican SD-51
Robert Ortt NAY Republican SD-62
Steve Rhoads NAY Republican SD-5
Dan Stec NAY Republican SD-45
James Tedisco NAY Republican SD-44
Mark Walczyk NAY Republican SD-49
Alexis Weik NAY Republican SD-8

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
Borrello nay Republican
Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick nay Republican
Gallivan nay Republican
Griffo nay Republican
Lanza nay Republican
Martins nay Republican
Mattera nay Republican
O'Mara nay Republican
Oberacker nay Republican
Rhoads nay Republican
Stec nay Republican
Tedisco nay Republican
Walczyk nay Republican
Weik nay Republican