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Senate Bill S8606

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to the length of time orders issued to set the rate of gas and electricity are in effect

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2025-S8606 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §66, Pub Serv L

2025-S8606 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that beginning January 1, 2027, any order issued to set the rate of gas and electricity, not including surcharges or tariffs, shall be in effect for three years.

2025-S8606 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S8606 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8606
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             December 5, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  O'MARA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation  to  the  length  of
   time  orders  issued  to  set  the  rate of gas and electricity are in
   effect

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 66 of the public service law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 33 to read as follows:
   33.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  LAW,  RULE,  OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY,
 BEGINNING JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SEVEN, ANY ORDER ISSUED  TO
 SET  THE  RATE  OF  GAS  AND  ELECTRICITY,  NOT  INCLUDING SURCHARGES OR
 TARIFFS, SHALL BE IN EFFECT FOR THREE YEARS.
   § 2. The department of public service shall promulgate rules and regu-
 lations necessary to effectuate the implementation of this act.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14078-01-5

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