2025-2026 Regular Session • New York Legislature
A02720
Legislative Summary
Enacts the solar for schools act which provides grants for eligible school districts to purchase and install solar and geothermal power sources; defines terms; directs the New York state energy and research development authority to establish such grant program; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof; makes an appropriation therefor.
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Bill History
1/22/2025
referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
Assembly
3/21/2025
reference changed to energy
Assembly
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(1/22/2025)
Chamber
Assembly
Committee
Energy(Assembly)
Sponsors
Democrat: 23
Republican: 2
Primary Sponsor

Sarahana Shrestha
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (24)
Dana Levenberg
Democrat
Phara Souffrant Forrest
Democrat
Tommy Schiavoni
Democrat
Kwani O'Pharrow
Democrat
William Colton
Democrat
Emily Gallagher
Democrat
Zohran Kwame Mamdani
Democrat
Claire Valdez
Democrat
Linda Rosenthal
Democrat
Anna Kelles
Democrat
Joseph DeStefano
Republican
Keith Brown
Republican
Christopher Burdick
Democrat
Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas
Democrat
Karines Reyes
Democrat
Marcela Mitaynes
Democrat
Noah Burroughs
Democrat
Alfred Taylor
Democrat
Brian Cunningham
Democrat
Rebecca Kassay
Democrat
Grace Lee
Democrat
Deborah Glick
Democrat
George Alvarez
Democrat
Catalina Cruz
Democrat