Prohibits the lease of state forests, reforestation areas, wildlife management areas and unique areas for the purpose of gas and oil production

Latest action Dec 19, 2025

Prohibits the lease of state forests, reforestation areas, wildlife management areas and unique areas for the purpose of gas and oil production.

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Where it stands

Signed into law.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A1179, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Environmental Conservation Law.

Committee

Environmental Conservation · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Environmental Conservation · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

The purpose of this bill to protect certain lands from gas and oil production leasing.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateApr 22, 2025Result: passed
(50) (3) (0) (9)
Vote: Committee vote · Environmental Conservation
Senate Environmental ConservationFeb 11, 2025Result: passed
(11) (0) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Anna Kelles, Brian Kavanagh and 10 more on Agora

Democratic12

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why José M. Serrano says this is needed

Currently the exploration, development and production of gas and oil in state-owned lands is prohibited in state parks and the lands under the waters of Lake Ontario or along its shorelines. This bill would add state forests, wildlife management areas and unique areas to the public- ly owned lands where the exploration, development and production of gas and oil is prohibited.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

Dec 19, 2025
Approval MEMO.52
APPROVAL MEMO.52
NY Senate
Dec 19, 2025
Signed
SIGNED CHAP.671
NY Senate
Dec 8, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
NY Senate
Jun 11, 2025
Ordered to Third Reading CAL.85
ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.85
NY Assembly
Jun 11, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly

Show full history (11 earlier events)

Jun 11, 2025
Substituted
SUBSTITUTED FOR A1179
NY Assembly
Apr 22, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Apr 22, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Apr 22, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
NY Assembly
Apr 3, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading CAL.85
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.85
NY Assembly
Apr 2, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED
NY Assembly
Feb 24, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Feb 12, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
Feb 11, 2025
1ST Report CAL.325
1ST REPORT CAL.325
NY Senate
Jan 9, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
NY Assembly
Jan 8, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
NY Senate

About this record

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Cosponsors: The list shows the cosponsors who are on Agora, A to Z. The official record may list more.
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