New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A472: Establishes the "clean fuel standard of 2026"
Status: In committee, March 6, 2026
Establishes the "clean fuel standard of 2026"; provides such standard is intended to reduce greenhouse gas intensity from the on-road transportation sector, with further reductions to be implemented based upon advances in technology.
What the bill says
An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to establishing the "clean fuel standard of 2026".
From the amended text, March 6, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to establishing the "clean fuel standard of 2026" THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative findings and declarations: 1. The transportation sector in New York is a leading source of criteria pollutants and the leading source of greenhouse gas emissions that endanger public health and welfare by causing and contributing to increased air pollution and dangerous climate change. Meeting the pollution reduction requirements of the Climate Leadership and Community EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01966-05-6 A. 472--B 2 Protection Act will require sharp decreases in transportation-related emissions. 2. Shifting from today's petroleum-based transportation fuels to alternative fuels has the potential to significantly reduce transportation emissions of air pollutants and greenhouse gases and is recommended by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change as an important pathway for holding global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. 3. The Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act directs the Department of Environmental Protection to promulgate regulations that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including from on-road vehicles. 4. New York signed a 15-state MOU to develop an action plan to reduce toxic diesel emissions from medium and heavy-duty vehicles by 2050. 5. …
Sponsors
- Carrie Woerner (D, 113) · primary sponsor
- Nader Sayegh (D, 90)
- Jaime Williams (D, 59)
- William Magnarelli (D, 129)
- Albert Stirpe (D, 127)
- Carroll, Robert C. (D, 44)
- Jonathan Rivera (D, 149)
- Jo Simon (D, 52)
- Andrew Hevesi (D, 28)
- Clyde Vanel (D, 33)
- Jeffrey Dinowitz (D, 81)
- Pamela Hunter (D, 128)
Latest actions
- : PRINT NUMBER 472B
- : AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
- : REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
- : PRINT NUMBER 472A
- : AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
- : REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
Subjects: Environmental Conservation Law
Common questions
- What is A472?
- A472 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Establishes the "clean fuel standard of 2026".
- What does A472 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to establishing the "clean fuel standard of 2026".
- What is the status of A472?
- In committee as of March 6, 2026. Latest action: PRINT NUMBER 472B (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored A472?
- Carrie Woerner (D, 113), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A472?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A472
Source: official New York record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.