A 2599

New York Assembly bill in Session 2025-2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: January 7, 2026.

Requires electric companies to provide alternative measures to ensure customers with documented need for essential electricity for medical needs have access to electricity during power outages.

Bill ID NY-2025-2026-A-2599

Session 2025-2026

Status in_committee

Committee Corporations, Authorities And Commissions

Assembly in_committee 2026-01-07

Energy Healthcare Transportation

Summary

Requires electric companies to provide alternative measures to ensure customers with documented need for essential electricity for medical needs have access to electricity during power outages; requires electric companies to provide generators or lodging for such individuals and transportation for medical devices.

Sponsor

Nader Sayegh

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Actions Timeline

Date	Event	Detail
2025-01-21	Introduced	Bill introduced
2026-01-07	Status	in_committee
2026-01-07	Latest Action	In Assembly Committee

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