State Senator - District 21
Kevin S. Parker
State senator for District 21 since 2003 and chair of the Senate Energy and Telecommunications Committee.
Energy and climate
In coverageSponsors a bill requiring a study of options to phase out and redevelop New York's oldest, most-polluting fossil-fuel power plants and their sites by 2030, and one providing a tax abatement for electric energy storage equipment placed in service between Jan. 1, 2027, and Jan. 1, 2029; both passed the Senate in 2026. Says the phase-out bill is about "protecting public health, creating good-paying clean energy jobs".
✓ Track record — what they've actually done
Sponsored S5111, the Just Energy Transition Act, and voted yes on April 21, 2026; it passed the Senate and was referred to the Assembly Energy Committee on April 22, 2026. Sponsored S2470 (tax abatement for electric energy storage) and voted yes on May 18, 2026; it passed the Senate that day and was referred to the Assembly Real Property Taxation Committee. Sponsored S6218, the Planned Offshore Wind Transmission Act; it passed the Senate on June 9, 2023, and the Assembly on June 21, 2023, and was vetoed by the governor on Oct. 20, 2023. Sponsored S1346, directing state agencies to prepare fleet decarbonization plans; signed into law as Chapter 115 on March 24, 2023. Voted yes on S8417 (gas service to new customers) on June 12, 2025; signed into law as Chapter 709 of 2025 on Dec. 19, 2025. Voted yes on A8808C, the 2024-25 transportation, economic development and environmental conservation budget bill that enacted the RAPID Act to speed permitting of electric transmission facilities, on April 18, 2024; signed into law as Chapter 58 on April 20, 2024.
Sponsor of S5111, S2470, S6218 and S1346; voted yes on S8417 and A8808C · 2023-02-08 to 2026-05-18 · S5111 passed the Senate April 21, 2026, referred to the Assembly Energy Committee; S2470 passed the Senate May 18, 2026, referred to the Assembly Real Property Taxation Committee; S6218 vetoed Oct. 20, 2023; S1346 signed as Chapter 115 (March 24, 2023); S8417 signed as Chapter 709 of 2025 (Dec. 19, 2025); A8808 signed as Chapter 58 (April 20, 2024)
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