The Build Public Renewables Act passed the state Senate in June but was never brought for a vote in the Assembly. After the legislative session ended, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, D, called a hearing when clean energy and consumer advocates protested that decision.
Heastie’s office did not respond to questions about why a vote was not taken, or if a summertime session could be called to consider the bill. Hearings outside of the state’s legislative session are not unusual, according to local media, and Hochul could call lawmakers back into session.
