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Senate Bill S980

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires public hearings on increases in utility charges

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2025-S980 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2004
Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §66, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S7824, A8356

2025-S980 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the public service commission hold public hearings on increases in utility rates, fees, rentals, or charges.

2025-S980 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S980 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    980
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. ROLISON, HINCHEY -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and  Tele-
   communications
 
 AN  ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to requiring public
   hearings on increases in utility charges

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision 12 of section 66 of the public service law is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (m) to read as follows:
   (M) IN ANY CASE IN WHICH THE COMMISSION WILL  BE  DETERMINING  WHETHER
 ANY  INCREASED  RATE,  FEE,  RENTAL, OR CHARGE IMPOSED BY A UTILITY WILL
 OCCUR, THE COMMISSION SHALL, AT LEAST NINETY DAYS PRIOR TO THE DATE WHEN
 SUCH INCREASE IS TO BE DECIDED ON, HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING WITHIN THE AREA
 WHERE SUCH INCREASE IS  PROPOSED.  SUCH  PUBLIC  HEARING  SHALL  INCLUDE
 PUBLIC  COMMENTS AND ALLOW FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO ASK QUESTIONS OF
 THE COMMISSION AND THE UTILITY RELATED TO SUCH INCREASE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 repeal  of  any  rule  or regulation necessary for the implementation of
 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made  and  completed
 on or before such effective date.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01597-01-5

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