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Senate Bill S120B

2025-2026 Legislative Session

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

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2025-S120 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5786
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §32, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S7982, A7975

2025-S120 - Summary

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

2025-S120 - Sponsor Memo

2025-S120 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    120
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
   cations
 
 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.

co-Sponsors

2025-S120A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5786
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §32, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S7982, A7975

2025-S120A - Summary

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

2025-S120A - Sponsor Memo

2025-S120A - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  120--A
     Cal. No. 132
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
   cations  --  reported  favorably from said committee, ordered to first
   report, amended on first  report,  ordered  to  a  second  report  and
   ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of second report
 
 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

co-Sponsors

2025-S120B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5786
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §32, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S7982, A7975

2025-S120B (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2025-S120B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  120--B
     Cal. No. 627
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. CLEARE, BROUK, FERNANDEZ, OBERACKER, ZELLNER -- read
   twice  and  ordered  printed,  and when printed to be committed to the
   Committee on Energy and Telecommunications -- reported favorably  from
   said  committee,  ordered  to  first  report, amended on first report,
   ordered to a second report and ordered reprinted, retaining its  place
   in the order of second report -- recommitted to the Committee on Ener-
   gy  and Telecommunications in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
   reported favorably from said committee, ordered to  first  and  second
   report,  ordered to a third reading, passed by Senate and delivered to
   the Assembly, recalled, vote reconsidered, restored to third  reading,
   amended  and  ordered  reprinted,  retaining its place in the order of
   third reading
 
 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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