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S 5080: Relates to the expiration and repeal of regulations limiting the engines of school vehicles to remain idling while parked or standing on school grounds.
What S 5080 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed law aims to reduce idling of school vehicles on school grounds. It requires the Commissioner of Education to promulgate regulations limiting the idling of school vehicles. The regulations would take effect immediately and would be repealed on June 30, 2029, unless all school buses and vehicles are either running on fossil fuels or alternative fuels with zero emissions. The law also requires the Commissioner to notify the Legislative Bill Drafting Commission to maintain an accurate data base of the official text of the laws.
Bill journey
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3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO EDUCATION (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 5080
- What is the current status of S 5080?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 5080 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 EDUCATION".
- Did S 5080 pass?
- Not yet. S 5080 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 5080, and where is it now?
- S 5080 was authored by Sen. Luis Sepúlveda with 1 coauthor. Its committee of record is Senate Education.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO EDUCATION |
| Feb. 18, 2025 | REFERRED TO EDUCATION |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 18, 2025 · 338 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5080 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 18, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. SEPULVEDA, COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend chapter 670 of the laws of 2007 amending the education law relating to directing the commissioner of education to promulgate regulations limiting the engines of school vehicles to remain idling while parked or standing on school grounds, in relation to the effec- tiveness thereof The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 2 of chapter 670 of the laws of 2007 amending the 2 education law relating to directing the commissioner of education to 3 promulgate regulations limiting the engines of school vehicles to remain 4 idling while parked or standing on school grounds, as amended by chapter 5 140 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows: 6 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed 7 repealed [June 30, 2029] upon a finding by the commissioner of education 8 that either all school buses and vehicles owned or leased by school 9 districts no longer run on fossil fuels or all such buses and vehicles 10 run on electricity or other alternative fuels with zero emissions; 11 provided that the commissioner of education shall notify the legislative 12 bill drafting commission upon the occurrence of such finding in order 13 that the commissioner may maintain an accurate and timely effective data 14 base of the official text of the laws of the state of New York in furth- 15 erance of effectuating the provisions of section 44 of the legislative 16 law and section 70-b of the public officers law. 17 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09439-01-5
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