Relates to requiring the establishment of utility customer arrears reporting

Latest action Jan 7, 2026

Relates to requiring the establishment of utility customer arrears reporting; requires utilities to report to the public service commission on customers who are in arrears.

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Where it stands

Out of committee and scheduled for a vote by the full chamber.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A4103, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Public Service Law.

Committee

Corporations, Authorities and Commissions · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Corporations, Authorities And Commissions · New York State Senate, Energy And Telecommunications · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

Section 1 lays out the definitions applicable to this act. Section 1 also establishes that each utility shall submit a report on its total customer in arrears to the commission. Provides that the commission shall require assistance programs related to the payback of customer arrears shall be either 24 or 36 month payment plans. Section 2 is the effective date.

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

Recorded votes

Vote: Committee vote · Energy And Telecommunications
Senate Energy And TelecommunicationsJan 21, 2025Result: passed
(9) (0) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Andrew Gounardes, Brian Kavanagh and 8 more on Agora

Democratic10

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Kevin S. Parker says this is needed

The massive arrears crisis placed heavy pressure on essential public services, including utility services, in all areas of the State. The passage of a utility moratorium in New York was essential in the fight against COVID19'a related detrimental economic impact. However, there remains an existing financial impact for customers to recover from to help New York grow its way out of the COVID-19 Recession. Customers are still recovering from the arrears and, as such, should have effective tools available to them to do so. Assistance programs, especially those related to the recovery from COVID19 pandemic, should be more accessible and available to more indi- viduals who have demonstrated the need and instead of tools for more debt. This legislation directs utility companies to provide that assist- ance programs related to the payback of customer arrears shall be either 24 or 36 month payment plans. As such, customers will be in much better positions to pay their bills and utilities will have less customer accounts past due.

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.

Full history

Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
NY Senate
Jun 13, 2025
In committee
COMMITTED TO RULES
NY Senate
Jan 31, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS
NY Assembly
Jan 27, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate

Show full history (3 earlier events)

Jan 22, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
Jan 21, 2025
1ST Report CAL.133
1ST REPORT CAL.133
NY Senate
Jan 9, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
NY Senate

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