S 8529 — Relates to prohibiting the release of certain chemical compounds into the atmosphere in this state
Congress · introduced 2025-10-15
Prohibits the intentional injection, release or dispersion, by any means, of chemicals, chemical compounds, substances or apparatus within the borders of this state into the atmosphere with the express purpose of affecting temperature, weather or the intensity of sunlight; provides the department will establish a reporting process for violations; provides penalties for such violations.
Latest action: 2026-01-07 — IN_SENATE_COMM
Sponsors
- Alexis Weik (—, NY-8) — sponsor · 2025-10-15
- Mario Mattera (—, NY-2) — cosponsor · 2025-10-15
- Steve Rhoads (—, NY-5) — cosponsor · 2025-10-15
Action timeline
- · senate — REFERRED TO RULES
- · senate — AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO RULES
- · senate — PRINT NUMBER 8529A
- · senate — REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
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Inbound (3)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-15 | Steve Rhoads | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-10-15 | Mario Mattera | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-10-15 | Alexis Weik | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexis Weik (—, state_upper NY-8) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Mario Mattera (—, state_upper NY-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Steve Rhoads (—, state_upper NY-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
Every typed-graph event involving this entity, newest first. Each row is one edge in the influence graph; click the date to jump to its provenance.
- 2025-10-15 · cosponsored by Mario Mattera (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-10-15 · sponsored by Alexis Weik (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-10-15 · cosponsored by Steve Rhoads (cosponsor) · sponsorship