Peter B. Harckham

Won Senate passage of four of his environmental bills in the chamber's Earth Day package. One of them, the Accelerate Solar for Affordable Power Act, raises New York's target for local solar power from 10 gigawatts to 20 gigawatts by 2035 and revives the NY-SUN home solar program.

April 22, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026

Sponsored a law extending the state environmental agency's power over crab fishing and directing it to keep any horseshoe crab catch limit within set thresholds. The governor signed it as Chapter 83.

February 13, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026

Sponsored a law widening the state program that makes large food businesses donate edible surplus food and recycle food scraps, by lowering the size threshold in steps through 2028. The governor signed it as Chapter 552.

December 12, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026

Voted yes on the Climate Change Superfund Act, which charges large oil and gas companies for part of the cost of climate damage in New York. The Senate passed it 43 to 17.

May 7, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026

Sponsored a law creating a state fund for education, research and prevention of Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses, paid for by a voluntary check-off on state tax returns. The governor signed it as Chapter 444.

July 21, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026

Sponsored the law setting a goal that all new passenger cars and trucks sold in New York produce no tailpipe emissions by 2035. The governor signed it as Chapter 109.

February 24, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026

Sponsored a law setting rules for the sale, transfer and shutdown work at the Indian Point nuclear plant, including a requirement that workers on the job be paid the local prevailing wage. The governor signed it as Chapter 384.

December 31, 2020Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026

Voted yes on the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, New York's law setting binding targets to cut greenhouse gas emissions and expand renewable power. The Senate passed it 41 to 21.

June 18, 2019Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026

Sponsored a law setting rules for the sale, transfer and shutdown work at the Indian Point nuclear plant, including a requirement that workers on the job be paid the local prevailing wage. The governor signed it as Chapter 384.

December 31, 2020Supports Labor Rights

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026

Sponsored a law letting medically fragile young adults stay in pediatric specialized nursing homes up to age 36 instead of being moved out at 21. The governor signed it as Chapter 597.

December 13, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026

Sponsored Stephen's Law, which makes certified addiction treatment programs tell patients they have the right to name an emergency contact. The governor signed it as Chapter 270.

November 11, 2020Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026

Voted yes on New York's Concealed Carry Improvement Act, the gun licensing law passed after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the old concealed carry rules. The Senate passed it 43 to 20.

July 1, 2022Supports Gun Control

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026

Voted yes on the SAFE for Kids Act, which bars social media companies from feeding children algorithm-driven feeds without a parent's consent. The Senate passed it 61 to 0.

June 6, 2024Supports Data Privacy

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026

Sent a joint letter with an assemblymember to the state prison agency asking it to investigate deaths at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, where three women died in four weeks, two of them by suicide.

March 6, 2026Supports Civil Rights

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026

Voted yes on the Clean Slate Act, which seals many old criminal convictions after a waiting period once a sentence is finished. The Senate passed it 37 to 25.

June 9, 2023Supports Civil Rights

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026

Voted yes on the Green Light Law, which lets people apply for a standard New York driver's license without proving immigration status. The Senate passed it 33 to 29.

June 17, 2019Supports Civil Rights

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026

Voted yes on the Climate Change Superfund Act, which charges large oil and gas companies for part of the cost of climate damage in New York. The Senate passed it 43 to 17.

May 7, 2024Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026

Voted yes on the Medical Aid in Dying Act, which lets a terminally ill adult ask a doctor for medicine to end their own life. The Senate passed it 35 to 27.

June 9, 2025

Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 20, 2026