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S4513

Sponsored by Jessica Ramos D

An act to amend the Environmental Conservation Law — 2026-02-10 · Calendar #105

NYS Legislature ↗ · OpenLeg API ↗
The New York State Senate passed legislation sponsored by Sen. Ramos that would create a public review process for climate projects in frontline communities, with a final vote of 59-3. The bill amends the Environmental Conservation Law to ensure disadvantaged neighborhoods have a voice in projects affecting their areas. Ramos, whose Queens district includes Astoria, cited her community's experience during Hurricane Ida and efforts to block a peaker plant as motivation for the measure. She characterized the legislation as an equity issue that will strengthen the state's ability to meet climate goals under the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act. Senators Martins, Ortt, and Walczyk voted against the bill. The measure takes effect 180 days after becoming law.
Passed Senate Ayes: 59 · Nays: 3

Debate Summary

Sen. Ramos explained her vote in support of the bill, which creates a public review process for climate projects in frontline communities. She cited her district in Queens, which suffered during Hurricane Ida and faced pressure to host a peaker plant in Astoria. Ramos characterized the measure as an equity issue ensuring disadvantaged communities have a voice in projects affecting them and strengthening the state's ability to meet climate goals under the CLCPA.

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
Martins nay Republican
Ortt nay Republican
Walczyk nay Republican

An act to amend the Environmental Conservation Law — 2025-04-22 · Calendar #399

NYS Legislature ↗ · OpenLeg API ↗
The New York State Senate passed Senate Print 4513, an environmental conservation bill sponsored by Sen. Ramos, by a vote of 51-1 on a roll call. The legislation amends the Environmental Conservation Law to ensure environmental justice communities have local input on projects affecting their areas, including offshore wind and infrastructure development. Sen. Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick said local input is critical when projects affect communities and constituents must be heard through government and community outreach. Sen. Ramos, the bill's sponsor, argued that historical land use review processes favored the real estate industry and that the measure ensures environmental justice communities can hold companies accountable to their promises while supporting climate action and job creation through a union climate economy. Only Sen. Ortt voted against the measure. The bill takes effect 180 days after becoming law.
Passed Senate Ayes: 51 · Nays: 1

Debate Summary

The bill addresses land use review processes to ensure environmental justice communities have input on projects affecting their areas, including offshore wind and infrastructure development. Sponsors emphasized the importance of local community input and accountability, while also supporting climate change mitigation and job creation through a union climate economy approach.

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
Thomas F. O'Mara AYE Republican SD-58
Peter Oberacker AYE Republican SD-51
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
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
Ortt nay Republican