Senate Bill S8128

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Enacts the ratepayer transparency act

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Energy And Telecommunications 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-S8128 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8414
Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §66, Pub Serv L

2025-S8128 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "ratepayer transparency act" which requires bills utilized by public and private gas corporations, electric corporations and gas and electric corporations in levying charges for service to include separate categories for certain charges.

2025-S8128 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S8128 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8128
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 15, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- 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 enacting the
   "ratepayer transparency act"
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "ratepayer
 transparency act".
   § 2. Subdivision 12-a of section 66 of  the  public  service  law,  as
 added by chapter 527 of the laws of 1977, is amended to read as follows:
   12-a.  Have  power  to  fix  and  alter  the  format and informational
 requirements of bills utilized by public and private  gas  corporations,
 electric  corporations  and  gas  and  electric  corporations in levying
 charges for service, to assure simplicity and  clarity  and  to  require
 indication  of any adjustment charges, including but not limited to fuel
 adjustments, in monetary amounts. The commission  shall  further  ensure
 periodic  explanation  of  applicable  rates  and rate schedules for the
 purpose of assisting customers in making the most efficient use of ener-
 gy.  THE COMMISSION SHALL FURTHER REQUIRE THAT BILLS UTILIZED BY  PUBLIC
 AND PRIVATE GAS CORPORATIONS, ELECTRIC CORPORATIONS AND GAS AND ELECTRIC
 CORPORATIONS  IN LEVYING CHARGES FOR SERVICE INCLUDE AT A MINIMUM, SEPA-
 RATE CATEGORIES FOR CHARGES RELATED TO (A) THE SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY  OR
 GAS,  (B)  THE  DELIVERY  OF  ELECTRICITY  OR  GAS,  AND (C) ALL CHARGES
 APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION  WHICH  HAVE  A  STATEWIDE  IMPACT,  ARE  NOT
 DIRECTLY  RELATED  TO THE RECOVERY OF COSTS FOR THE PROVISION OF SERVICE
 WITHIN THE ELECTRIC OR GAS CORPORATION'S SERVICE  TERRITORY,  AND  WHICH
 FURTHER  A  POLICY  OF  THE STATE BEYOND THE FINANCIAL INTEGRITY OF SUCH
 CORPORATION OR ITS FUNCTION AS A SERVICE  PROVIDER  WITHIN  ITS  SERVICE
 TERRITORY.
   § 3. This act shall take effect January 1, 2027.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13068-01-5

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