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Assembly Bill A5786B

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Prohibits termination of electricity or heat service during forecasts of extreme temperatures

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2025-A5786 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S120
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §32, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A7975, S7982

2025-A5786 - Summary

Prohibits termination of electricity or heat service during forecasts of 85 degrees or more than or thirty-two degrees or below.

2025-A5786 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5786
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 20, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the public  service  law,  in  relation  to  prohibiting
   termination of residential utility service during forecasts of extreme
   temperature

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 3 of section 32 of the  public
 service  law, as added by chapter 713 of the laws of 1981, is amended to
 read as follows:
   (c) Special procedures for cold weather periods. [(i)  The  commission
 shall  establish  procedures to be followed by a utility or municipality
 supplying heat related service in cold weather periods. Such  procedures
 shall  be  designed  to  identify  and  assist,  prior to termination of
 service, those residents who may suffer serious impairment to health  or
 safety  as a result of any such termination. The commission shall estab-
 lish the applicable cold weather periods; specify criteria for identify-
 ing residents who are likely to suffer serious impairments, and  require
 that such service not be terminated unless a representative of the util-
 ity  or  municipality makes a diligent effort to contact by telephone or
 in person an adult resident of the customer's premises at  least  seven-
 ty-two hours prior to termination, makes a personal visit at the time of
 termination  and  provides  the  customer with information regarding the
 protections available under this article. The commission  shall  provide
 for  the  manner  in  which  such contacts and personal visits are made.
 (ii)] The commission shall [also]  require  a  utility  or  municipality
 supplying  service  to  continue  service  to  customers where a serious
 impairment to health or safety is likely to result from  termination  of
 service  and the person supplied is unable because of mental or physical
 problems to manage [his or  her]  THEIR  own  resources  or  to  protect
 [himself or herself] THEMSELF from neglect or hazardous situations with-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00254-01-5

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2025-A5786A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S120
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §32, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A7975, S7982

2025-A5786A - Summary

Prohibits termination of electricity or heat service during forecasts of 85 degrees or more than or thirty-two degrees or below.

2025-A5786A - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5786--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 20, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. SOLAGES, BURDICK -- read once and referred to the
   Committee  on  Corporations,  Authorities and Commissions -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public  service  law,  in  relation  to  prohibiting
   termination of residential utility service during forecasts of extreme
   temperature
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 3 of section 32 of the  public
 service  law, as added by chapter 713 of the laws of 1981, is amended to
 read as follows:
   (c) Special procedures for cold weather periods. [(i)  The  commission
 shall  establish  procedures to be followed by a utility or municipality
 supplying heat related service in cold weather periods. Such  procedures
 shall  be  designed  to  identify  and  assist,  prior to termination of
 service, those residents who may suffer serious impairment to health  or
 safety  as a result of any such termination. The commission shall estab-
 lish the applicable cold weather periods; specify criteria for identify-
 ing residents who are likely to suffer serious impairments, and  require
 that such service not be terminated unless a representative of the util-
 ity  or  municipality makes a diligent effort to contact by telephone or
 in person an adult resident of the customer's premises at  least  seven-
 ty-two hours prior to termination, makes a personal visit at the time of
 termination  and  provides  the  customer with information regarding the
 protections available under this article. The commission  shall  provide
 for  the  manner  in  which  such contacts and personal visits are made.
 (ii)] The commission shall [also]  require  a  utility  or  municipality
 supplying  service  to  continue  service  to  customers where a serious
 impairment to health or safety is likely to result from  termination  of
 service  and the person supplied is unable because of mental or physical
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00254-03-5

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2025-A5786B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S120
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §32, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A7975, S7982

2025-A5786B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits termination of electricity or heat service during forecasts of 85 degrees or more than or thirty-two degrees or below.

2025-A5786B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5786--B
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 20, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SOLAGES, BURDICK, LEVENBERG -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
   -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as  amended
   and  recommitted  to said committee -- recommitted to the Committee on
   Corporations, Authorities and Commissions in accordance with  Assembly
   Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public  service  law,  in  relation  to  prohibiting
   termination of residential utility service during forecasts of extreme
   temperature
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 3 of section 32 of the  public
 service  law, as added by chapter 713 of the laws of 1981, is amended to
 read as follows:
   (c) Special procedures for cold weather periods.  (i)  The  commission
 shall  establish  procedures to be followed by a utility or municipality
 supplying heat related service in cold weather periods. Such  procedures
 shall  be  designed  to  identify  and  assist,  prior to termination of
 service, those residents who may suffer serious impairment to health  or
 safety  as a result of any such termination. The commission shall estab-
 lish the applicable cold weather periods; specify criteria for identify-
 ing residents who are likely to suffer serious impairments, and  require
 that such service not be terminated unless a representative of the util-
 ity  or  municipality makes a diligent effort to contact by telephone or
 in person an adult resident of the customer's premises at  least  seven-
 ty-two hours prior to termination, makes a personal visit at the time of
 termination  and  provides  the  customer with information regarding the
 protections available under this article. The commission  shall  provide
 for the manner in which such contacts and personal visits are made. (ii)
 The  commission shall [also] require a utility or municipality supplying

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00254-04-6

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