Assembly Bill A8877

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires a fiscal note when a bill enacts or amends a law impacting the cost of utility services

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2025-A8877 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Legislative Law
Laws Affected:
Add §52-a, Leg L

2025-A8877 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires a fiscal note when a bill enacts or amends a law impacting the cost of utility services.

2025-A8877 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8877
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 9, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SMULLEN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the legislative  law,  in  relation  to  establishing  a
   fiscal note on bills affecting ratepayers' costs for utility services
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The legislative law is amended by adding a new section 52-a
 to read as follows:
   § 52-A. REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO BILLS AFFECTING RATEPAYERS' COSTS
 FOR UTILITY SERVICES. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION THE TERM "RATEPAY-
 ER" MEANS ANY PERSON PAYING AN ELECTRIC CORPORATION, A GAS  CORPORATION,
 A  COMBINATION  GAS OR ELECTRIC CORPORATION OR A MUNICIPALITY FOR SUPPLY
 UTILITY SERVICES.
   2. A BILL WHICH ENACTS OR AMENDS ANY PROVISION OF LAW RELATING  TO  OR
 IMPACTING  THE  COST  OF UTILITY SERVICES ON A RATEPAYER SHALL CONTAIN A
 FISCAL NOTE STATING THE ESTIMATED ANNUAL COST TO THE AFFECTED RATEPAYERS
 AND THE SOURCE OF SUCH ESTIMATE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13144-01-5

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