Relates to prohibiting the release of consumption data

Latest action May 6, 2026

Prohibits the release of a consumer's electrical or gas consumption data to any police officer, or private, local, state or federal law enforcement entity without a judicial court-ordered subpoena, warrant or the consumer's written consent.

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Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

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

New York State Senate

Same as A4047, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Public Service Law.

Committee

Energy · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Energy And Telecommunications · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

This bill will prohibit a utility corporation, municipality or local publicly owned electric or gas corporation from sharing, disclosing, otherwise making accessible, or allow a third-party to share, disclose or otherwise make accessible a consumer's electrical or gas consumption data, to any law enforcement entity without a judicial court-ordered subpoena, warrant or the consumers written, knowing consent. This subdi- vision shall not preclude a utility corporation, municipality or local publicly owned electric or gas corporation from using customer aggregate electrical consumption data for analysis, reporting, or program manage- ment if all personal identifying information has been removed regarding such individual consumers.

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

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateMay 6, 2026Result: passed
(53) (9) (0) (1)
Vote: Committee vote · Energy And Telecommunications
Senate Energy And TelecommunicationsApr 21, 2026Result: passed
(6) (3) (0) (0)
Vote: Committee vote · Energy And Telecommunications
Senate Energy And TelecommunicationsApr 28, 2025Result: passed
(6) (3) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Andrew Gounardes and Leroy Comrie

Democratic2

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Kevin S. Parker says this is needed

Public Utility data, also known as smart meter data, is particularly sensitive as it can reveal where a person lives, the number of people in a household, and when an individual is home. This bill intends to provide privacy protection by requiring law enforcement entities to produce a judicial court-ordered subpoena, warrant or the consumers written, knowing consent to access this data.

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

May 6, 2026
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
May 6, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
May 6, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ENERGY
NY Assembly
Apr 27, 2026
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Apr 22, 2026
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate

Show full history (9 earlier events)

Apr 21, 2026
1ST Report CAL.818
1ST REPORT CAL.818
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ENERGY
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
Apr 30, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Apr 29, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
Apr 28, 2025
1ST Report CAL.704
1ST REPORT CAL.704
NY Senate
Jan 31, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ENERGY
NY Assembly
Jan 10, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
NY Senate

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