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George Borrello

Sponsor · State Senator, District 57 · Republican/Conservative

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Senate bill · S1629 (2025-26)

Reduces the amount a utility can be assessed for costs and expenses of the department of public service and the public service commission from one percent to…

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Reduces the amount a utility can be assessed for costs and expenses of the department of public service and the public service commission from one percent to one-third of one percent

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Latest action May 11, 2026

Summary

Reduces the total amount that can be charged from one percent to one-third of one percent.

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Where it stands

Assigned to a committee for review.

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

New York State Senate

Same as A7429, 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

To repeal subdivision 6 of section 18-A of the Public Service Law which establishes a "utility service conservation assessment" on specified utility entities of 2* of gross intrastate revenues, and a 1% of gross intrastate revenues for Long Island Power Authority.

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

Cosponsors

Daniel Norber, David McDonough and 6 more on Agora

  • Republican8
See the full list on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

The sponsor's argument

Why George Borrello says this is needed

The Service Conservation Assessment is a fee placed on utility companies including municipally owned utilities of 2 percent. The tax creates a condition requiring utility companies to raise more revenue to cover the assessment fee. Utility company's financial resources are strained and to raise the mandated fee they have placed the surcharge directly on customer's utility bills. The assessment fees are scheduled to be depos- ited directly into the state's general fund and only a portion will be passed on to the Public Service Commission within each budget season. This legislation would provide a direct savings to utility consumers.

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

  1. May 11, 2026

    Held for Consideration in Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

    HELD FOR CONSIDERATION IN CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

    NY Assembly

  2. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

    NY Assembly

  3. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

    NY Senate

  4. Mar 27, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

    NY Assembly

  5. Jan 13, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

    NY Senate

About this record

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From NY Open Legislation, the NY Senate and Assembly, and official rosters. This record was last updated Oct 31, 2026. About our data

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