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A 2080: Directs a feasibility study on installing solar panels on all public buildings.
What A 2080 does, verified January 8, 2026
The office of general services will conduct a study to determine the cost and viability of installing solar panels on all public buildings under its jurisdiction. The study will also identify buildings with historic designs that may be unduly burdened by solar panels and those that do not receive adequate sunlight to justify the installation. The findings of the study will be reported to the governor and the legislature within one year after the effective date of the act. The act will take effect immediately and will expire and be repealed one year after its effective date.
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Last action: referred to governmental operations (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 2080
- What is the current status of A 2080?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 2080 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to governmental operations".
- Did A 2080 pass?
- Not yet. A 2080 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 2080, and where is it now?
- A 2080 was authored by Asm. Jo Anne Simon with 5 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Governmental Operations.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to governmental operations |
| Jan. 15, 2025 | referred to governmental operations |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 15, 2025 · 278 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2080 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 15, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SIMON, SEAWRIGHT, SHIMSKY, MAGNARELLI, ALVAREZ, CUNNINGHAM -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to direct the office of general services to conduct a feasibility study on installing solar panels on all public buildings under the jurisdiction of the office of general services; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The office of general services, in consultation with the 2 department of environmental conservation, shall study the cost and 3 viability of installing solar panels on all public buildings under the 4 jurisdiction of the office of general services. Such study shall also 5 identify buildings that have a historic design that the office deter- 6 mines shall be unduly burdened by solar panels; and buildings that the 7 office determines do not receive adequate sunlight to justify the cost 8 of installation of solar panels. 9 § 2. No later than one year after the effective date of this act, the 10 office of general services shall report its findings of such study to 11 the governor and the legislature, as described under section one of this 12 act. 13 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately, and shall expire and be 14 deemed repealed one year after such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD04868-01-5
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