S3247

The New York State Senate passed S3247, an act to amend the Public Authorities Law, by a vote of 54-3 on Calendar 341. The bill's passage came after the presiding officer rejected an amendment that would have repealed the state's electric vehicle mandate, ruling it nongermane to legislation concerning EV charging stations. Sen. Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick appealed the ruling, arguing the amendment was germane because both the bill and amendment address electric vehicles. She contended that New York's EV mandate is unrealistic, with current sales at only 10 percent compared to a 2026 target of 35 percent, and noted that Vermont and Maryland have recently paused or delayed their own EV mandates. Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick argued the mandate reduces consumer choice, increases vehicle costs by an average of $12,000, and may drive New Yorkers to purchase vehicles out of state, harming state businesses and tax revenue. The appeal was defeated on a show of hands vote of 21 ayes, sustaining the chair's ruling. Senators O'Mara, Ortt, and Walczyk voted against passage of the underlying bill.