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NY A06331
NY A06331Establishes the teachers' fossil fuel divestment act; requires the New York state teachers' retirement system to divest the retirement system of any stocks, securities, equities, assets, or other obligations of corporations or companies included on an exclusion list of coal producers and oil and gas producers.
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Introduced
03/16/2021
03/16/2021
In Committee
01/05/2022
01/05/2022
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2022
12/31/2022
Introduced Session
2021-2022 General Assembly
Bill Summary
Establishes the teachers' fossil fuel divestment act; requires the New York state teachers' retirement system to divest the retirement system of any stocks, securities, equities, assets, or other obligations of corporations or companies included on an exclusion list of coal producers and oil and gas producers.
AI Summary
This bill establishes the "teachers' fossil fuel divestment act," which requires the New York State Teachers' Retirement System to divest from stocks, securities, equities, assets, or other obligations of corporations or companies included on an exclusion list of coal producers and oil and gas producers. The bill defines key terms, such as "coal producer" and "oil and gas producer," and outlines the process for creating and updating the exclusion list. The bill also addresses compliance with fiduciary duties, limits on indirect investments, and reporting requirements to the state legislature.
Committee Categories
Labor and Employment
Sponsors (70)
Vivian Cook (D)*,
Anna Kelles (D)*,
Thomas Abinanti (D),
Khaleel Anderson (D),
Brian Barnwell (D),
Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn (D),
Harry Bronson (D),
Chris Burdick (D),
Kenny Burgos (D),
Pat Burke (D),
Robert Carroll (D),
Sarah Clark (D),
William Colton (D),
William Conrad (D),
Catalina Cruz (D),
Steven Cymbrowitz (D),
Taylor Darling (D),
Maritza Davila (D),
Carmen De La Rosa (D),
Inez Dickens (D),
Jeffrey Dinowitz (D),
Steven Englebright (D),
Harvey Epstein (D),
Patricia Fahy (D),
Nathalia Ferna´ndez (D),
Mathylde Frontus (D),
Emily Gallagher (D),
Eddie Gibbs (D),
Deborah Glick (D),
Jessica González-Rojas (D),
Richard Gottfried (D),
Andrew Hevesi (D),
Chantel Jackson (D),
Jonathan Jacobson (D),
Kimberly Jean-Pierre (D),
Ron Kim (D),
Charles Lavine (D),
Jen Lunsford (D),
Donna Lupardo (D),
Zohran Mamdani (D),
John McDonald (D),
Karen McMahon (D),
Marcela Mitaynes (D),
Yuh-Line Niou (D),
Danny O'Donnell (D),
Steve Otis (D),
Amy Paulin (D),
N. Nick Perry (D),
Victor Pichardo (D),
Gary Pretlow (D),
Dan Quart (D),
Phil Ramos (D),
Karines Reyes (D),
José Rivera (D),
David Rosenthal (D),
Linda Rosenthal (D),
Nader Sayegh (D),
Rebecca Seawright (D),
Amanda Septimo (D),
Jo Anne Simon (D),
Michaelle Solages (D),
Phara Souffrant Forrest (D),
Phil Steck (D),
Steve Stern (D),
Al Stirpe (D),
Al Taylor (D),
Fred Thiele (D),
Latrice Walker (D),
Ken Zebrowski (D),
Stefani Zinerman (D),
Last Action
referred to governmental employees (on 01/05/2022)
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