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Assembly Bill A5442

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Enacts the "rate hike notice act"

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2025-A5442 - Details

Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §66, Pub Serv L

2025-A5442 - Summary

Enacts the "rate hike notice act" which requires utilities in the state of New York to provide notice of a proposed rate hike to a customer via text, email and via such customer's monthly billing statement.

2025-A5442 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5442
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 14, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. MAMDANI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Energy
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law,  in  relation  to  enacting  the
   "rate hike notice act"
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "rate hike notice act".
   § 2. Subdivision 12 of section 66 of the public service law is amended
 by adding a new paragraph (m) to read as follows:
   (M)  WITHIN  ONE  BUSINESS  DAY  OF THE PUBLICATION OF THE INFORMATION
 REQUIRED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (L) OF THIS SUBDIVISION,  THE  COMMISSION
 SHALL  REQUIRE EACH UTILITY TO SEND ELECTRONIC NOTICE OF A PROPOSED RATE
 INCREASE VIA TEXT TO  ALL  CUSTOMERS  FOR  WHOM  SUCH  UTILITY  CONTACTS
 THROUGH  TEXT.  THE TEXT SHALL INFORM SUCH CUSTOMER THAT SUCH UTILITY IS
 PROPOSING A RATE INCREASE IN THE CUSTOMER'S SERVICE AREA WHICH SHALL USE
 THE FOLLOWING TEXT: "AS REQUIRED BY NEW YORK'S RATE HIKE NOTICE ACT,  WE
 ARE WRITING TO INFORM YOU THAT (INSERT UTILITY NAME) IS PROPOSING A RATE
 INCREASE  OF  (INSERT  PERCENT  INCREASE)  FOR  GAS  AND (INSERT PERCENT
 INCREASE) FOR ELECTRICITY FOR THE TYPICAL  RESIDENTIAL  CUSTOMER  AND  A
 RATE  INCREASE  OF (INSERT PERCENT INCREASE) FOR GAS AND (INSERT PERCENT
 INCREASE) FOR ELECTRICITY FOR THE TYPICAL COMMERCIAL CUSTOMER. FOR  MORE
 INFORMATION  CHECK YOUR EMAIL OR YOUR NEXT MAILED BILL.". IF THE UTILITY
 IS PROPOSING A RATE INCREASE FOR ONLY GAS OR ELECTRIC RATES, SUCH UTILI-
 TY IN ITS TEXT MESSAGE SHALL INCLUDE LANGUAGE RELATING ONLY TO THE  TYPE
 OF  UTILITY  INVOLVED IN THE RATE CASE. FURTHER, WITHIN ONE BUSINESS DAY
 OF THE PUBLICATION OF THE INFORMATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (L)
 OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE COMMISSION SHALL ALSO REQUIRE EACH  UTILITY  TO
 SEND  ELECTRONIC  NOTICE  OF  A  PROPOSED RATE INCREASE VIA EMAIL TO ALL
 CUSTOMERS FOR WHOM SUCH UTILITY CONTACTS THROUGH EMAIL  AND  SUCH  EMAIL
 NOTICE  SHALL  INCLUDE INFORMATION IDENTICAL TO THE INFORMATION PROVIDED
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04975-03-5

co-Sponsors

2025-A5442A - Details

Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §66, Pub Serv L

2025-A5442A - Summary

Enacts the "rate hike notice act" which requires utilities in the state of New York to provide notice of a proposed rate hike to a customer via text, email and via such customer's monthly billing statement.

2025-A5442A - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5442--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 14, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. MAMDANI, FORREST, LEVENBERG, SHRESTHA, K. BROWN,
   VALDEZ, McDONOUGH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Energy
   -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as  amended
   and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public service law, in relation to enacting the
   "rate hike notice act"

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "rate hike notice act".
   § 2. Subdivision 12 of section 66 of the public service law is amended
 by adding a new paragraph (m) to read as follows:
   (M) WITHIN ONE BUSINESS DAY OF  THE  PUBLICATION  OF  THE  INFORMATION
 REQUIRED  PURSUANT  TO PARAGRAPH (L) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE COMMISSION
 SHALL REQUIRE EACH UTILITY TO SEND ELECTRONIC NOTICE OF A PROPOSED  RATE
 INCREASE  VIA  TEXT  TO  ALL  CUSTOMERS  FOR  WHOM SUCH UTILITY CONTACTS
 THROUGH TEXT. THE TEXT SHALL INFORM SUCH CUSTOMER THAT SUCH  UTILITY  IS
 PROPOSING  A  RATE  INCREASE  IN  THE CUSTOMER'S SERVICE AREA. SUCH TEXT
 SHALL CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING:
   (I) THE NAME OF THIS ACT, "THE RATE HIKE NOTICE ACT";
   (II) THE NAME OF THE UTILITY PROPOSING A RATE INCREASE;
   (III) THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE TO ELECTRICITY AND  GAS  RATES  FOR  THE
 TYPICAL RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER;
   (IV)  THE  PERCENTAGE  INCREASE  TO  ELECTRICITY AND GAS RATES FOR THE
 TYPICAL COMMERCIAL CUSTOMER; AND
   (V) INSTRUCTIONS FOR WHERE RATEPAYERS CAN FIND ADDITIONAL  INFORMATION
 PERTAINING  TO  THE  RATE  CASE. FURTHER, WITHIN ONE BUSINESS DAY OF THE
 PUBLICATION OF THE INFORMATION REQUIRED PURSUANT  TO  PARAGRAPH  (L)  OF
 THIS SUBDIVISION, THE COMMISSION SHALL ALSO REQUIRE EACH UTILITY TO SEND
 ELECTRONIC NOTICE OF A PROPOSED RATE INCREASE VIA EMAIL TO ALL CUSTOMERS
 FOR WHOM SUCH UTILITY CONTACTS THROUGH EMAIL AND SUCH EMAIL NOTICE SHALL
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04975-05-5

co-Sponsors

2025-A5442B (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §66, Pub Serv L

2025-A5442B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "rate hike notice act" which requires utilities in the state of New York to provide notice of a proposed rate hike to a customer via text, email and via such customer's monthly billing statement.

2025-A5442B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5442--B
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 14, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. MAMDANI, FORREST, LEVENBERG, SHRESTHA, K. BROWN,
   VALDEZ, McDONOUGH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Energy
   -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as  amended
   and  recommitted to said committee -- again reported from said commit-
   tee with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and  recommitted  to
   said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public service law, in relation to enacting the
   "rate hike notice act"
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "rate hike notice act".
   § 2. Subdivision 12 of section 66 of the public service law is amended
 by adding a new paragraph (m) to read as follows:
   (M) WITHIN ONE BUSINESS DAY OF  THE  PUBLICATION  OF  THE  INFORMATION
 REQUIRED  PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF PARAGRAPH (L) OF THIS SUBDIVI-
 SION, THE COMMISSION SHALL  REQUIRE  EACH  UTILITY  TO  SEND  ELECTRONIC
 NOTICE  OF  A  PROPOSED RATE INCREASE VIA TEXT TO ALL CUSTOMERS FOR WHOM
 SUCH UTILITY CONTACTS THROUGH TEXT PROVIDED  THAT  SUCH  CUSTOMERS  HAVE
 BEEN  PROVIDED  AN  OPTION  TO OPT-OUT OF SUCH CONTACT.   THE TEXT SHALL
 INFORM SUCH CUSTOMER THAT SUCH UTILITY IS PROPOSING A RATE  INCREASE  IN
 THE CUSTOMER'S SERVICE AREA. SUCH TEXT SHALL CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING:
   (I) THE NAME OF THE UTILITY PROPOSING A RATE INCREASE;
   (II)  THE  PERCENTAGE  INCREASE  TO  ELECTRICITY AND GAS RATES FOR THE
 TYPICAL RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER;
   (III) THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE TO ELECTRICITY AND  GAS  RATES  FOR  THE
 TYPICAL COMMERCIAL CUSTOMER;
   (IV) INSTRUCTIONS FOR WHERE RATEPAYERS CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
 PERTAINING TO THE RATE CASE; AND
   (V)  CLARIFICATION  THAT THIS RATE INCREASE WILL NOT TAKE EFFECT UNTIL
 APPROVED OR MODIFIED BY THE COMMISSION.   FURTHER, WITHIN  ONE  BUSINESS
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04975-06-5

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