---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to alternative fuel standards and specifications"
description: "Authorizes the commissioner of agriculture and markets, in consultation with the commissioner of environmental conservation, to adopt rules and regulations setting forth standards relating to alternative fuel quality; authorizes the commissioner of agriculture and markets to inspect, test and take samples of alternative fuel kept, offered or exposed for sale or in the process of delivery or transport; defines the term \"alternative fuel\" means alcohols such as ethanol, methanol, butanol and non-petroleum liquid or gaseous fuels, other than alcohol, derived from biological materials; makes related provisions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 7567"
citation: "New York A 7567 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["MCMAHON"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-05-14"
last_action: "2021-08-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a2031df2-ed6e-4666-a0dc-8294d9a1a05c"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A7567"
source_hash: "e320a079e39b212c20348ffcf86dfe4096fc4dc36e3e0ed7f2cda0c532ab0536"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York A 7567 (2021-2022) — Relates to alternative fuel standards and specifications

Authorizes the commissioner of agriculture and markets, in consultation with the commissioner of environmental conservation, to adopt rules and regulations setting forth standards relating to alternative fuel quality; authorizes the commissioner of agriculture and markets to inspect, test and take samples of alternative fuel kept, offered or exposed for sale or in the process of delivery or transport; defines the term "alternative fuel" means alcohols such as ethanol, methanol, butanol and non-petroleum liquid or gaseous fuels, other than alcohol, derived from biological materials; makes related provisions.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **A7567** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A7567&term=2021&Text=Y)
2. **A7567A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/A7567A)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **149–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **63–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- MCMAHON — primary (person)
- GRIFFIN — cosponsor (person)
- LUPARDO — cosponsor (person)
- SIMON — cosponsor (person)
- STIRPE — cosponsor (person)
- ZINERMAN — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-05-14** REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-19** REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-02** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO WAYS AND MEANS `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2021-06-02** PRINT NUMBER 7567A `amendment-passage`
- **2021-06-07** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-08** REPORTED
- **2021-06-08** RULES REPORT CAL.611
- **2021-06-08** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.611
- **2021-06-08** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-06-08** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2021-06-08** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-09** SUBSTITUTED FOR S6850A
- **2021-06-09** 3RD READING CAL.1667
- **2021-06-09** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-06-09** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-07-21** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-08-02** SIGNED CHAP.334 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a2031df2-ed6e-4666-a0dc-8294d9a1a05c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).