---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to regulation of closed-loop boreholes installed for the purpose of facilitating a geothermal heating or cooling system"
description: "Directs regulation of closed-loop boreholes installed for the purpose of facilitating a geothermal heating or cooling system by December 31, 2024."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "S 8060"
citation: "New York S 8060 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Pete Harckham"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 11
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-01-05"
last_action: "2024-02-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f6035638-1f5b-4d7a-a014-7cb2a3e86e1a"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S8060"
source_hash: "ee123a847db36fef482e85fa2c98eeef080c4434e96058cc37dec9cd2e027dc1"
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 S 8060 (2023-2024) — Relates to regulation of closed-loop boreholes installed for the purpose of facilitating a geothermal heating or cooling system

Directs regulation of closed-loop boreholes installed for the purpose of facilitating a geothermal heating or cooling system by December 31, 2024.

## Version chain

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

1. **S8060** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S8060&term=2023&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **101–47** (pass) · lower
- Rules Vote — **21–0** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote — **60–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Pete Harckham — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-05** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-08** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.48
- **2024-01-23** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2024-01-23** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2024-01-23** REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-05** SUBSTITUTED FOR A8565
- **2024-02-05** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.295
- **2024-02-06** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2024-02-06** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2024-02-13** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2024-02-13** SIGNED CHAP.87 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f6035638-1f5b-4d7a-a014-7cb2a3e86e1a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).