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Senate Bill S8936

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires electric utility corporations, energy services companies and municipalities to provide an itemized breakdown on all monthly bills

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2025-S8936 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9096
Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §44, Pub Serv L

2025-S8936 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires electric utility corporations, energy services companies and municipalities to provide an itemized breakdown on all monthly bills detailing infrastructure costs, contributions to the New York Power Authority, and other public utility investments.

2025-S8936 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S8936 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8936
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 16, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. ROLISON -- 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 requiring elec-
   tric utility  corporations,  energy  services  companies  and  munici-
   palities  to  provide an itemized breakdown on monthly bills detailing
   infrastructure costs, contributions to the New York  Power  Authority,
   and other public utility investments
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Legislative intent. The Legislature finds that transparency
 in utility billing is essential to ensuring  ratepayers  understand  how
 their  payments  are  allocated.  At  present,  consumers receive little
 information regarding what portion of their monthly bills is devoted  to
 infrastructure,  contributions to the New York Power Authority, or other
 investments approved or  mandated  by  the  Public  Service  Commission.
 Providing  a  clear,  itemized  breakdown  will  enhance accountability,
 strengthen consumer confidence,  and  promote  informed  dialogue  about
 energy policy and costs.
   §  2.  Section 44 of the public service law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 8 to read as follows:
   8. (A) EVERY ELECTRIC UTILITY CORPORATION, ENERGY SERVICES COMPANY AND
 MUNICIPALITY SHALL PROVIDE ON EACH CUSTOMER'S MONTHLY BILL  AN  ITEMIZED
 BREAKDOWN THAT INCLUDES, AT A MINIMUM:
   (I)  THE  PORTION  OF  THE  BILL ATTRIBUTABLE TO INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS,
 INCLUDING TRANSMISSION, DISTRIBUTION, AND MAINTENANCE;
   (II)  THE  PORTION  OF  THE  BILL   ATTRIBUTABLE   TO   CONTRIBUTIONS,
 SURCHARGES, OR ASSESSMENTS DIRECTED TO THE NEW YORK POWER AUTHORITY; AND
   (III)  THE  PORTION  OF  THE  BILL  ATTRIBUTABLE TO OTHER INVESTMENTS,
 SURCHARGES, OR FEES AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSION, INCLUDING  BUT  NOT
 LIMITED TO RENEWABLE ENERGY PROGRAMS, ENERGY EFFICIENCY INITIATIVES, AND
 PUBLIC POLICY CHARGES.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13739-01-5
 S. 8936                             2

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