---
type: "Bill"
title: "Reduces emissions of air pollutants from petroleum bulk storage facilities"
description: "Reduces emissions of air pollutants from petroleum bulk storage facilities by requiring that no person shall own or operate a facility containing an above-ground tank that does not have a shell color and roof color of either white or beige/cream; provides that such color requirements shall apply to every tank at a facility regardless of whether the tank is in active use for storage; defines terms."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 841"
citation: "New York S 841 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["BIAGGI"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 20
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-01-06"
last_action: "2021-10-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/548baccc-2d95-4be7-bf63-35a8a7a2912a"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S841"
source_hash: "a6cc879f5275188a196a662db7129b1c35e1b6570535d03f20591cbd104c2fa6"
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 841 (2021-2022) — Reduces emissions of air pollutants from petroleum bulk storage facilities

Reduces emissions of air pollutants from petroleum bulk storage facilities by requiring that no person shall own or operate a facility containing an above-ground tank that does not have a shell color and roof color of either white or beige/cream; provides that such color requirements shall apply to every tank at a facility regardless of whether the tank is in active use for storage; defines terms.

## Version chain

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

1. **S841** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S841&term=2021&Text=Y)
2. **S841A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/S841A)

## Votes

- Environmental Conservation Vote — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote — **61–2** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **52–11** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **100–49** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- BIAGGI — primary (person)
- HOYLMAN — cosponsor (person)
- PARKER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-06** REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-09** 1ST REPORT CAL.332
- **2021-02-10** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2021-02-22** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- **2021-03-03** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-03-03** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-03-03** REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-25** RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY
- **2021-05-25** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2021-05-25** VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING
- **2021-05-25** AMENDED ON THIRD READING 841A `amendment-passage`
- **2021-06-01** REPASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-06-01** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-06-01** REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-10** SUBSTITUTED FOR A6177A
- **2021-06-10** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.714
- **2021-06-10** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-06-10** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2021-10-13** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-10-25** SIGNED CHAP.505 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/548baccc-2d95-4be7-bf63-35a8a7a2912a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).