STATE OF NEW YORK
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6796
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 14, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. PALMESANO, BARCLAY, BEEPHAN, BENDETT, BLANKEN-
BUSH, BLUMENCRANZ, BOLOGNA, BRABENEC, BROOK-KRASNY, E. BROWN,
K. BROWN, CHANG, CHLUDZINSKI, DeSTEFANO, DiPIETRO, DURSO, FITZPATRICK,
FRIEND, GALLAHAN, GANDOLFO, GIGLIO, GRAY, HAWLEY, JENSEN, LEMONDES,
MAHER, MANKTELOW, McDONOUGH, MIKULIN, MILLER, MOLITOR, MORINELLO,
NORBER, NOVAKHOV, PIROZZOLO, RA, REILLY, SEMPOLINSKI, SIMPSON, SLATER,
SMITH, SMULLEN, TAGUE, TANNOUSIS, WALSH -- read once and referred to
the Committee on Energy
AN ACT to amend the energy law, in relation to prohibiting the elimi-
nation of building systems or equipment used for the combustion of
fossil fuels in new building construction
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 11-104 of the energy law is amended by adding a new
2 subdivision 9 to read as follows:
3 9. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (b) of subdivision one
4 of section 11-103 of this article, the code shall not prohibit building
5 systems or equipment used for the combustion of fossil fuels including,
6 but not limited to, natural gas, propane, and fuel oil, in any new
7 building construction statewide, nor shall such systems be prohibited in
8 any existing building construction statewide, including renovations and
9 replacement of existing systems.
10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08906-01-5
