| Agendas, the week of April 20th, 2026 In Assembly EnCon: 🌲🌲Closing the Tropical Hardwood Loophole in Government Purchasing In Assembly GovOps: 🌲🌲 Protecting Tidal Wetlands In Senate Rules: 🌲🌲 The SUNNY (Plug-In Solar) Act 🌲🌲Accelerate Solar for Affordable Power (ASAP) As always, you can find all of our memos from this session here. Closing the Tropical Hardwood Loophole in Government Purchasing Status: In Assembly EnCon A.9598 (Glick) / S.8851 (Krueger)  Amends state finance law to close a loophole in existing restrictions on government purchasing of tropical hardwoods. Protecting Tidal Wetlands Status: In Assembly GovOps A.10936 (Harckham) / S.9479-A (Harckham)  Specifies the marine and coastal district as part of the definition of tidal wetlands. The SUNNY (Plug-In Solar) Act Status: In Senate Rules A.9111(Gallagher) / S.8512B (Krueger) Allows for small portable solar generation devices to be plugged into outlets in homes and apartments (plug-in solar). Accelerate Solar for Affordable Power (ASAP) Status: In Senate Rules A.8758A (Barrett) / S.6570A (Harckham) Increases the State’s distributed solar goal, streamlines regulations and improves the interconnection process for distributed solar, and continues the NY-SUN program. Environmental Advocates NY | 353 Hamilton St | Albany, NY 12210 US Unsubscribe | Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice |
In Assembly EnCon:
🌲🌲Closing the Tropical Hardwood Loophole in Government Purchasing
In Assembly GovOps:
🌲🌲 Protecting Tidal Wetlands
In Senate Rules:
🌲🌲 The SUNNY (Plug-In Solar) Act
🌲🌲Accelerate Solar for Affordable Power (ASAP)
As always, you can find all of our memos from this session here.
Closing the Tropical Hardwood Loophole in Government Purchasing
Status:
In Assembly EnCon
A.9598 (Glick) / S.8851 (Krueger)
Amends state finance law to close a loophole in existing restrictions on government purchasing of tropical hardwoods.
Protecting Tidal Wetlands
Status:
In Assembly GovOps
A.10936 (Harckham) / S.9479-A (Harckham)
Specifies the marine and coastal district as part of the definition of tidal wetlands.
The SUNNY (Plug-In Solar) Act
Status:
In Senate Rules
A.9111(Gallagher) / S.8512B (Krueger)
Allows for small portable solar generation devices to be plugged into outlets in homes and apartments (plug-in solar).
Accelerate Solar for Affordable Power (ASAP)
Status:
In Senate Rules
A.8758A (Barrett) / S.6570A (Harckham)
Increases the State’s distributed solar goal, streamlines regulations and improves the interconnection process for distributed solar, and continues the NY-SUN program.
Environmental Advocates NY | 353 Hamilton St | Albany, NY 12210 US