Senate bill · S10433 (2025-26)
Increases the number of commissioners on the public service commission and making additional requirements relating thereto
New York State Senate
Summary
Increases the number of commissioners on the public service commission to 7; requires that one commissioner have not less than 10 years of demonstrated, operational experience in the utility industry.
Summary from NY Open Legislation. How we handle summaries
Amends the Public Service Law.
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Purpose, from the sponsor's memo
Section 1 amends subdivision 1 of section 4 of the Public Service Law to increase the size of the Public Service Commission from five to seven members and to require that at least one member have not less than ten years of demonstrated, operational experience in the utility industry, meaning direct, hands-on employment or professional service in electric, gas, or steam utility operations, not consisting of executive manage- ment, senior supervisory, or financial or legal advisory roles. In filling this role, due consideration shall be given to candidates with qualifying experience acquired as a non-supervisory or non-manage- ment employee including as a journeyman, lineman, plant operator, field technician, or system operator or while serving as a representative of utility workers in matters of labor relations, workplace safety, or operational standards. § 2 amends subdivision 2 of section 4 of the Public Service Law to increase the size of the Public Service Commission by two additional members, from seven to nine, where the Commission certifies to the Governor that additional commissioners are needed. § 3 sets the effective date.
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Where it stands
Assigned to a committee for review.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Up for a vote
- Passed one chamber
- Passed
- Enacted
Committee
Energy And Telecommunications · New York State Senate
The sponsor's argument
Why Shelley Mayer says this is needed
Currently, no members of the Public Service Commission have hands-on, on-theground operational or technical expertise. The decisions made by the Public Service Commission directly affect the safety, reliability, and affordability of energy for every New Yorker. Yet nothing in current law requires that even one commissioner under- stand how a gas main gets repaired, how a transmission line gets ener- gized, or what happens in the field when the system fails. That know- ledge gap is no longer acceptable. As New York accelerates its energy transition, the Commission will make irreversible infrastructure deci- sions affecting millions of people and tens of thousands of workers. The Commission's deliberations and decisions will benefit from the informed contributions of someone who has actually done the work.
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Full history
- May 15, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
NY Senate