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A 5171: Prohibits a municipal corporation from prohibiting the issuing of a permit for the construction of any new commercial, residential, or mixed-use building on the basis that such building will be a mixed-fuel building.
What A 5171 does, verified February 26, 2026
The proposed law aims to prohibit municipal governments from denying building permits based on the type of fuel used in a building. The law defines a mixed-fuel building as one that uses a combination of electricity and natural gas, propane, or oil to meet its energy needs. Mixed-use buildings, which serve both residential and commercial purposes, are also subject to this provision. The law takes effect immediately, effectively ending the practice of denying building permits based on fuel type.
Bill journey
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Last action: referred to local governments (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 5171
- What is the current status of A 5171?
- As of February 26, 2026, A 5171 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 local governments".
- Did A 5171 pass?
- Not yet. A 5171 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 5171, and where is it now?
- A 5171 was authored by Asm. Joe DeStefano with 9 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Local Government.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to local governments |
| Feb. 12, 2025 | referred to local governments |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 12, 2025 · 276 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5171 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 12, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DeSTEFANO, ANGELINO, DURSO, GIGLIO, MANKTELOW, McDONOUGH, SIMPSON, K. BROWN, E. BROWN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to prohibiting the denial of a building permit on the basis that such building will be a mixed-fuel building The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new 2 section 99-aa to read as follows: 3 § 99-aa. Prohibition on mixed-fuel buildings. 1. No municipal corpo- 4 ration shall prohibit the issuing of a permit for the construction of 5 any new commercial, residential, or mixed-use building on the basis that 6 such building will be a mixed-fuel building. 7 2. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the follow- 8 ing meanings: 9 a. "Mixed-use building" shall mean a building used for both residen- 10 tial and commercial purposes. 11 b. "Mixed-fuel building" shall mean a building that uses a combination 12 of electricity and natural gas, propane, or oil to meet building energy 13 needs. 14 c. "Building energy needs" shall mean all space conditioning including 15 heating and cooling, water heating including pools and spas, cooking 16 appliances and clothes drying appliances. 17 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03693-01-5
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