NY State Senate Bill 2025-S8933A

Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation Committee

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 12, 2026	print number 8933a
May 12, 2026	amend and recommit to environmental conservation
May 05, 2026	defeated in environmental conservation
Mar 16, 2026	notice of committee consideration - requested
Jan 16, 2026	referred to environmental conservation

Votes

- May 5, 2026 - Environmental Conservation Committee Vote
  S8933A
  
  Aye
  
  3
  
  Nay
  
  8
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  
  0
  - - Environmental Conservation Committee Vote: May 5, 2026
      
      aye (3)
      
      Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick
      
      Palumbo
      
      Stec
      
      nay (8)
      
      Bottcher
      
      Bynoe
      
      Fahy
      
      Harckham
      
      Hinchey
      
      Kavanagh
      
      May
      
      Serrano

Bill Amendments

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co-Sponsors

2025-S8933 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A10696
Current Committee:: Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:: Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:: Add §37-0123, En Con L

2025-S8933 - Summary

Provides that on and after January 1, 2028, no person shall sell, offer for sale or manufacture in this state any photovoltaic modules containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances as intentionally added chemicals.

2025-S8933 - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S8933

SPONSOR: HELMING
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
prohibiting the use of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in
photovoltaic modules

 
PURPOSE:

To prohibit the use of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances
(PFAS) in solar panels

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Amends the environmental conservation law to add a new
section 37-0123; prohibits the sale or manufacturing of solar panels
containing any PFAS as intentionally added chemicals; allows for the
Department to adopt any rules and regulations necessary to assist in
enforcement of this section; provides definitions

Section 2: Sets the effective date

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are often called "forever chemicals"
due to their persistence, toxicity, and bioaccumulative nature.

According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, long-
term PFAS exposure has been linked to serious health conditions such as
reproductive issues, developmental delays in children, and increased
risk of cancer. Additionally, PFAS have emerged as a real and growing
concern to our natural world. The NYS Department of Environmental
Conservation considers contaminated water sources as one of the main
pathways for public exposure to PFAS and continues to study those levels
of exposure.

While PFAS are not a required component in manufacturing solar panels,
they can still be used for self-cleaning functions, bolstering durabili-
ty, mechanical strength, and resistance to harsh environmental condi-
tions.

In 2021, the Town of Avon adopted a local law to prohibit the use of
solar panels that contain any amount of PFAS. The Town recognized that
with emerging solar projects, regulations are necessary in order to
protect the health and welfare of residents and natural environment.

This legislation would continue those efforts at a state level by
prohibiting the use of solar panels that contain any amount of PFAS in
New York. Our state has recently made efforts to phase out the use of
PFAS in different commodities, including food packaging, menstrual
products, and apparel. Similar regulations on PFAS-containing solar
panels will help ensure that our state's energy production does not
unintentionally compromise the safety of our state's water sources,
wildlife, or residents.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2025-S8933 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8933
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 16, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HELMING -- 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
   prohibiting  the  use of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances
   in photovoltaic modules
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a
 new section 37-0123 to read as follows:
 § 37-0123. PROHIBITION AGAINST THE USE OF PERFLUOROALKYL AND POLYFLUORO-
              ALKYL SUBSTANCES IN PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES.
   1. ON AND AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND  TWENTY-SEVEN,  NO  PERSON
 SHALL SELL, OFFER FOR SALE OR MANUFACTURE IN THIS STATE ANY PHOTOVOLTAIC
 MODULE  CONTAINING  PERFLUOROALKYL  AND  POLYFLUOROALKYL  SUBSTANCES  AS
 INTENTIONALLY ADDED CHEMICALS.
   2. THE DEPARTMENT MAY ADOPT ANY RULES AND  REGULATIONS  NECESSARY  FOR
 THE PURPOSE OF IMPLEMENTING, ADMINISTERING AND ENFORCING THIS SECTION.
   3.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE
 FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "PERFLUOROALKYL AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES"  OR  "PFAS"  SHALL
 HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS IN SECTION 27-3301 OF THIS CHAPTER;
   (B)  "PERSON"  MEANS  ANY  INDIVIDUAL,  BUSINESS  ENTITY, PARTNERSHIP,
 COMPANY, CORPORATION, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION,
 ASSOCIATION, GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY, EDUCATIONAL OR CULTURAL  INSTITUTIONS,
 PUBLIC  BENEFIT  CORPORATION,  OR ANY OTHER GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS, OR ANY
 OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OR AGENT THEREOF; AND
   (C) "PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE" MEANS THE SMALLEST  NON-DIVISIBLE,  ENVIRON-
 MENTALLY  PROTECTED ASSEMBLY OF PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS OR OTHER PHOTOVOLTAIC
 COLLECTOR TECHNOLOGY AND ANCILLARY PARTS INTENDED TO GENERATE ELECTRICAL
 POWER UNDER SUNLIGHT, EXCEPT THAT "PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE" DOES NOT INCLUDE
 A PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL THAT IS PART OF A  CONSUMER  ELECTRONIC  DEVICE  FOR
 WHICH  IT  PROVIDES  ELECTRICITY  NEEDED TO MAKE THE CONSUMER ELECTRONIC
 DEVICE FUNCTION. "PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE" INCLUDES BUT IS  NOT  LIMITED  TO
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13800-01-5

 S. 8933                             2
 
 INTERCONNECTIONS,  TERMINALS, AND PROTECTIVE DEVICES SUCH AS DIODES THAT
 ARE:
   (I) INSTALLED ON, CONNECTED TO, OR INTEGRAL WITH BUILDINGS; OR
   (II)  USED  AS  COMPONENTS OF FREESTANDING, OFF-GRID, POWER GENERATION
 SYSTEMS, SUCH AS FOR POWERING WATER PUMPING STATIONS,  ELECTRIC  VEHICLE
 CHARGING STATIONS, FENCING, STREET AND SIGNAGE LIGHTS, AND OTHER COMMER-
 CIAL OR AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

co-Sponsors

2025-S8933A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A10696
Current Committee:: Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:: Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:: Add §37-0123, En Con L

2025-S8933A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2025-S8933A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S8933A

SPONSOR: HELMING
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
prohibiting the use of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in
photovoltaic modules

 
PURPOSE:

To prohibit the sale or manufacture of solar panels containing any
amount of intentionally added PFAS in New York

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Amends the environmental conservation law to add a new
section 37-0123; prohibits the sale or manufacturing of solar panels
containing any PFAS as intentionally added chemicals after January 1,
2028; allows for the Department to adopt any rules and regulations
necessary to assist in enforcement of this section; provides definitions

Section 2: Sets the effective date

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are often called "forever chemicals"
due to their persistence, toxicity, and bioaccumulative nature.  Accord-
ing to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, long-term PFAS
exposure has been linked to serious health conditions such as reproduc-
tive issues, developmental delays in children, and increased risk of
cancer. Additionally, PFAS have emerged as a real and growing concern to
our natural world. The NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
considers contaminated water sources as one of the main pathways for
public exposure to PFAS and continues to study those levels of exposure.
While PFAS are not a required component in manufacturing solar panels,
they can still be used for self-cleaning functions, bolstering durabili-
ty, mechanical strength, and resistance to harsh environmental condi-
tions.

In 2021, the Town of Avon adopted a local law to prohibit the use of
solar panels that contain any amount of PFAS. The Town recognized that
with emerging solar projects, regulations are necessary in order to
protect the health and welfare of residents and our natural environment.

This legislation would continue those efforts at a state level by
prohibiting the use of solar panels that contain any amount of PFAS in
New York. Our state has recently made efforts to phase out the use of
PFAS in different commodities, including food packaging, menstrual
products, and apparel. Similar regulations on PFAS-containing solar
panels will help ensure that our state's energy production does not
unintentionally compromise the safety of our state's water sources,
wildlife, or residents.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
To be determined

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2025-S8933A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8933--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 16, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. HELMING, GALLIVAN, MATTERA, OBERACKER -- read twice
   and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
   on Environmental Conservation -- committee discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
   prohibiting the use of perfluoroalkyl and  polyfluoroalkyl  substances
   in photovoltaic modules
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by  adding  a
 new section 37-0123 to read as follows:
 § 37-0123. PROHIBITION AGAINST THE USE OF PERFLUOROALKYL AND POLYFLUORO-
              ALKYL SUBSTANCES IN PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES.
   1.  ON  AND  AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-EIGHT, NO PERSON
 SHALL SELL, OFFER FOR SALE OR MANUFACTURE IN THIS STATE ANY PHOTOVOLTAIC
 MODULE  CONTAINING  PERFLUOROALKYL  AND  POLYFLUOROALKYL  SUBSTANCES  AS
 INTENTIONALLY ADDED CHEMICALS.
   2.  THE  DEPARTMENT  MAY ADOPT ANY RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY FOR
 THE PURPOSE OF IMPLEMENTING, ADMINISTERING AND ENFORCING THIS SECTION.
   3. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS  SHALL  HAVE  THE
 FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A)  "PERFLUOROALKYL  AND  POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES" OR "PFAS" SHALL
 HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS IN SECTION 27-3301 OF THIS CHAPTER;
   (B) "PERSON"  MEANS  ANY  INDIVIDUAL,  BUSINESS  ENTITY,  PARTNERSHIP,
 COMPANY, CORPORATION, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION,
 ASSOCIATION,  GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY, EDUCATIONAL OR CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS,
 PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION, OR ANY OTHER GROUP OF  INDIVIDUALS,  OR  ANY
 OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OR AGENT THEREOF; AND
   (C)  "PHOTOVOLTAIC  MODULE" MEANS THE SMALLEST NON-DIVISIBLE, ENVIRON-
 MENTALLY PROTECTED ASSEMBLY OF PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS OR OTHER  PHOTOVOLTAIC
 COLLECTOR TECHNOLOGY AND ANCILLARY PARTS INTENDED TO GENERATE ELECTRICAL
 POWER UNDER SUNLIGHT, EXCEPT THAT "PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE" DOES NOT INCLUDE
 A  PHOTOVOLTAIC  CELL  THAT  IS PART OF A CONSUMER ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR
 WHICH IT PROVIDES ELECTRICITY NEEDED TO  MAKE  THE  CONSUMER  ELECTRONIC
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD13800-03-6
 S. 8933--A                          2
 
 DEVICE  FUNCTION.  "PHOTOVOLTAIC  MODULE" INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO
 INTERCONNECTIONS, TERMINALS, AND PROTECTIVE DEVICES SUCH AS DIODES  THAT
 ARE:
   (I) INSTALLED ON, CONNECTED TO, OR INTEGRAL WITH BUILDINGS; OR
   (II)  USED  AS  COMPONENTS OF FREESTANDING, OFF-GRID, POWER GENERATION
 SYSTEMS, SUCH AS FOR POWERING WATER PUMPING STATIONS,  ELECTRIC  VEHICLE
 CHARGING STATIONS, FENCING, STREET AND SIGNAGE LIGHTS, AND OTHER COMMER-
 CIAL OR AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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Environmental Conservation Committee Vote: May 5, 2026

Bill Amendments

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2025-S8933 - Details

2025-S8933 - Summary

2025-S8933 - Sponsor Memo

2025-S8933 - Bill Text download pdf

co-Sponsors

2025-S8933A (ACTIVE) - Details

2025-S8933A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2025-S8933A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S8933A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Pamela Helming

Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation Committee

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co-Sponsors

Patrick M. Gallivan

Mario R. Mattera

Peter Oberacker

2025-S8933 - Details

2025-S8933 - Summary

2025-S8933 - Sponsor Memo

2025-S8933 - Bill Text download pdf

co-Sponsors

Patrick M. Gallivan

Mario R. Mattera

Peter Oberacker

2025-S8933A (ACTIVE) - Details

2025-S8933A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2025-S8933A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S8933A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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