Senate BillIntroduced
S 8073: Exempts school buses from certain regulations relating to the percentage of zero-emission vehicles in manufacturer's sales fleets of medium-duty and heavy-duty vehicles.
What S 8073 does, verified February 13, 2026
Exempts school buses from certain regulations relating to the percentage of zero-emission vehicles in manufacturer's sales fleets of medium-duty and heavy-duty vehicles.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 8073
- What is the current status of S 8073?
- As of February 13, 2026, S 8073 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 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION".
- Did S 8073 pass?
- Not yet. S 8073 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 8073, and where is it now?
- S 8073 was authored by Sen. Steven Rhoads. Its committee of record is Senate Environmental Conservation.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION |
| May. 15, 2025 | REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, May 15, 2025 · 189 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8073 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE May 15, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RHOADS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to exempting school buses from certain regulations on the percentage of zero-emission vehicles in manufacturers' sales fleets The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 19-0306-b of the environmental conservation law is 2 amended by adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows: 3 6. Notwithstanding any other law, rule or regulation to the contrary, 4 no regulation relating to the percentage of zero-emission vehicles in 5 manufacturers' sales fleets of medium-duty and heavy-duty vehicles 6 established or enforced pursuant to the provisions of this section shall 7 apply to school buses. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11959-01-5
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