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Sponsored by Pete Harckham D

An act to amend the Real Property Tax Law — 2025-06-10 · Calendar #1779

NYS Legislature ↗ · OpenLeg API ↗ Signed ✓ — Signed by Governor
The Senate passed legislation amending the Real Property Tax Law on a 42-15 vote, despite Republican opposition arguing the measure would reduce tax revenue for communities while subsidizing wind and solar projects. Sen. Borrello, voting against the bill, criticized it as an unnecessary tax break for renewable energy installations he characterized as environmentally destructive sprawl that creates few permanent jobs. Borrello noted that most workers on such projects come from other states, calling the initiative "New York State's green jobs for red states program." He also challenged the accountability of the tax incentives compared to other economic development programs. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Harckham and designated Senate Print 8012, takes effect immediately. Fifteen senators voted against passage, all voting in the negative according to the roll call.
Passed Senate Ayes: 42 · Nays: 15

Debate Summary

Sen. Borrello opposed the bill, arguing it would reduce property tax revenue for communities by lowering taxes on wind and solar projects that he characterized as environmentally destructive sprawl subsidized by state and federal government. He contended the projects create few permanent jobs, with most workers coming from other states, and criticized the measure as lacking accountability compared to other economic development programs.

Roll Call — Official API Data

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

Senator Vote Party District
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
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
Liz Krueger AYE Democrat SD-28
John Liu AYE Democrat SD-16
Monica Martinez AYE Democrat SD-4
Jack M. Martins AYE Republican SD-7
Mario Mattera AYE Republican SD-2
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
Dan Stec AYE Republican SD-45
Andrea Stewart-Cousins AYE Democrat SD-35
Lea Webb AYE Democrat SD-52
Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. EXC Democrat SD-15
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
Stephen T. Chan NAY Republican SD-17
Patrick M. Gallivan NAY Republican SD-60
Joseph A. Griffo NAY Republican SD-53
Pamela Helming NAY Republican SD-54
Andrew J. Lanza NAY Republican SD-24
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
James Tedisco NAY Republican SD-44
Mark Walczyk NAY Republican SD-49
William Weber NAY Republican SD-38
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
Chan nay Republican
Gallivan nay Republican
Griffo nay Republican
Helming nay Republican
Lanza nay Republican
O'Mara nay Republican
Oberacker nay Republican
Ortt nay Republican
Rhoads nay Republican
Tedisco nay Republican
Walczyk nay Republican
Weber nay Republican
Weik nay Republican

An act to amend the Public Service Law — 2024-01-17 · Calendar #21

NYS Legislature ↗ · OpenLeg API ↗
The Senate passed legislation to amend the Public Service Law on a 41-14 vote. Senate Print 8012, sponsored by Sen. Hinchey, received support from a bipartisan majority. Fourteen senators voted in opposition: Borrello, Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, Gallivan, Griffo, Martins, O'Mara, Ortt, Palumbo, Rhoads, Stec, Tedisco, Walczyk, Weber and Weik. The bill takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Passed Senate Ayes: 41 · Nays: 14

Debate Summary

No substantive debate is recorded in this transcript segment. The bill proceeded directly to a roll call vote following the reading of the final section.

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
Martins nay Republican
O'Mara nay Republican
Ortt nay Republican
Palumbo nay Republican
Rhoads nay Republican
Stec nay Republican
Tedisco nay Republican
Walczyk nay Republican
Weber nay Republican
Weik nay Republican