New York - Session 2025-2026
Title: Enacts the utility shutoff protection act
Protects residential customers from utility service shutoffs due to non-payment during summer and winter periods of extreme heat or cold; allows such utility services to be discontinued for non-payment outside such periods; requires an annual report to be submitted to the governor and legislature and posted publicly online.
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-19 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-03-19 | Status | in_committee |
| 2026-03-19 | Latest Action | In Assembly Committee |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| S 8818 | Provides protections for telecommunications tower technicians; repealer | enacted |
| A 10160 | Requires utilities accept public assistance payments | in_committee |
| S 8710 | Prohibits utility corporations and municipalities from increasing a bill previously rendered to a small non-residential customer after twelve months from the date service was provided | in_committee |
| S 8908 | Relates to civil penalties imposed by the public service commission upon certain utility corporations | in_committee |
| S 904 | Relates to the termination of certain utility services and to reports on investigatory proceedings relating to gas, electric, and steam service | in_committee |
| S 9065 | Relates to the reconnection of service for low-income customers | in_committee |
| S 4989 | Requires utility service providers to disclose planned rate increases to consumers within a certain amount of time | in_committee |
| S 6718 | Relates to surcharges for the installation or use of certain appliances in housing accommodations subject to rent control and rent stabilization | in_committee |