---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to the period of probable usefulness of zero-emission school buses"
description: "Lowers the period of probable usefulness of zero-emission school buses from twelve years to eight years."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "A 9238"
citation: "New York A 9238 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carrie Woerner"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-22"
last_action: "2024-12-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8a0867dc-0a04-40a0-aed8-6f28c9bba67d"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A9238"
source_hash: "289b59be08e76d0247585dc74a5bc6745b38de35a50423a0f33b940029150ac2"
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 9238 (2023-2024) — Relates to the period of probable usefulness of zero-emission school buses

Lowers the period of probable usefulness of zero-emission school buses from twelve years to eight years.

## Version chain

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

1. **A9238** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A9238&term=2023&Text=Y)
2. **A9238A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/A9238A)

## Votes

- Floor Vote - Version: A — **59–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **135–10** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Carrie Woerner — primary (person)
- Al Taylor — cosponsor (person)
- Fred Thiele — cosponsor (person)
- John T. McDonald III — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Beth Walsh — cosponsor (person)
- Nader Sayegh — cosponsor (person)
- William Conrad — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-22** REFERRED TO EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-08** REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-15** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-17** AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO RULES `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2024-05-17** PRINT NUMBER 9238A `amendment-passage`
- **2024-05-28** REPORTED
- **2024-05-28** RULES REPORT CAL.192
- **2024-05-28** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.192
- **2024-05-30** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2024-05-30** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2024-05-30** REFERRED TO FINANCE `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-05** SUBSTITUTED FOR S9292A
- **2024-06-05** 3RD READING CAL.1784
- **2024-06-05** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2024-06-05** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2024-12-02** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2024-12-13** SIGNED CHAP.563 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8a0867dc-0a04-40a0-aed8-6f28c9bba67d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).