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Senate bill · S1327 (2025-26)

Relates to establishing minimum standards for payment plans for eligible customers

PassedLatest action Jun 4, 2026

New York State Senate

Same as A4105, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Sponsor

Kevin S. Parker

State Senator, District 21 · Democratic/Working Families

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Summary

Relates to establishing minimum standards for payment plans for eligible customers; requires the public service commission to set standards for payment plans for certain customers including reasonableness of agreements and timelines for payment; establishes eligibility.

Summary from NY Open Legislation. How we handle summaries

Amends the Public Service Law.

From NY Open Legislation, the NY Senate and Assembly, and official rosters. This record was last updated Oct 21, 2026. About our data

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Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

The purpose of this bill is to direct the Public Service Commission to set a minimum stand for payment plans established by utility companies in the state.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Where it stands

Passed the legislature and is awaiting a signature.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

Committee

Energy · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Energy And Telecommunications · New York State Senate, Ways and Means · New York State Assembly.

Cosponsors

Andrew Gounardes, Angelo Santabarbara and 6 more on Agora

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  • Democratic7
  • Republican1

This bill has cosponsors from more than one party.

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The sponsor's argument

Why Kevin S. Parker says this is needed

During a long period of inflation and extraordinarily high energy rates payment plans should be more accessible and available to individuals who have demonstrated the need. Payment plans should be tools to help low- income families and those struggling to pay their bills better structure to do so instead of tools for generational debt. This legislation directs the Public Service Commission to establish standards that utili- ty companies must abide by when providing payment plans so that custom- ers are not harmed by the terms.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Recorded votes

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateMay 4, 2026Result: passed

    (59) (1) (0) (3)

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateFeb 4, 2026Result: passed

    (61) (1) (0) (1)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Energy And Telecommunications

    Senate Energy And TelecommunicationsJan 27, 2026Result: passed

    (20) (0) (0) (0)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Rules

    Senate RulesJan 12, 2026Result: passed

    (20) (0) (0) (0)

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateJan 27, 2025Result: passed

    (59) (1) (0) (3)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Rules

    Senate RulesJan 27, 2025Result: passed

    (20) (0) (0) (1)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Energy And Telecommunications

    Senate Energy And TelecommunicationsJan 21, 2025Result: passed

    (8) (1) (0) (0)

Full history

  1. Jun 4, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED ASSEMBLY

    NY Assembly

  2. Jun 4, 2026

    Returned to Senate

    RETURNED TO SENATE

    NY Assembly

  3. Jun 3, 2026

    Ordered to Third Reading Rules CAL.389

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.389

    NY Assembly

  4. Jun 3, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

    NY Assembly

  5. Jun 3, 2026

    Substituted

    SUBSTITUTED FOR A4105A

    NY Assembly

Show full history (23 earlier events)
  1. May 4, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    NY Assembly

  2. May 4, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    REPASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  3. May 4, 2026

    Returned to Assembly

    RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

  4. Mar 23, 2026

    Amended

    AMENDED ON THIRD READING 1327A

    NY Senate

  5. Mar 23, 2026

    Recalled From Assembly

    RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

  6. Mar 23, 2026

    Returned to Senate

    RETURNED TO SENATE

    NY Assembly

  7. Feb 5, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO ENERGY

    NY Assembly

  8. Feb 4, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

  9. Feb 4, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  10. Jan 27, 2026

    Ordered to Third Reading CAL.137

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.137

    NY Senate

  11. Jan 27, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

    NY Senate

  12. Jan 7, 2026

    Died in Assembly

    DIED IN ASSEMBLY

    NY Assembly

  13. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

    NY Senate

  14. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    NY Assembly

  15. May 6, 2025

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    NY Assembly

  16. May 2, 2025

    Amend and Recommit to Energy

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ENERGY

    NY Assembly

  17. Jan 31, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO ENERGY

    NY Assembly

  18. Jan 27, 2025

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

  19. Jan 27, 2025

    Ordered to Third Reading CAL.142

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.142

    NY Senate

  20. Jan 27, 2025

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  21. Jan 27, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO ENERGY

    NY Assembly

  22. Jan 21, 2025

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

    NY Senate

  23. Jan 9, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

    NY Senate