Relates to the establishment and the reporting of residential water cost indexes

Latest action Jan 7, 2026

Requires the public service commission to develop a formula for the calculation of a residential water cost index; requires each water-works corporation and municipal water system serving one thousand customers or more to calculate and submit to the public service commission its residential water cost index; requires the public service commission to publish a report on the residential water cost index of each applicable water-works corporation and municipal water system.

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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 A2430, 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

This bill would require public and private water supply systems, serving over one thousand customers, to annually submit to the public service commission their residential water cost index, a uniform measurement of the average cost of water usage in residential settings.

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

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateMay 14, 2025Result: passed
(52) (5) (0) (5)
Vote: Committee vote · Energy And Telecommunications
Senate Energy And TelecommunicationsFeb 25, 2025Result: passed
(8) (1) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Judy Griffin, Larinda Hooks and 2 more on Agora

Democratic4

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Leroy Comrie says this is needed

There is little information available to consumers on how each water supply providers costs vary throughout the state. Each water system bills consumers in different measurements and utilizes various cost structures which make it difficult to compare the impact to consumers across systems. This bill would shed light on the annual costs to residential consumers and provide valuable information to ratepayers. It would require the PSC to develop a uniform standard on measuring the annual cost of water in each public and private water supply system. This will allow residential consumers to analyze their water costs and compare to systems across the state. Water is not a commodity that is traded or which has prices that are uniform across markets; leading to varying costs throughout the state. This bill address the governor's veto from last year but explicitly authorizing municipal water systems to calculate and submit a residen- tial water cost index. It also clarifies that the water cost index seeks to measure residential water use which make up the overwhelming majority of, water customers in water systems.

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
Ordered to Third Reading CAL.87
ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.87
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
NY Senate
May 14, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
May 14, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
May 14, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS
NY Assembly

Show full history (7 earlier events)

Mar 3, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Feb 26, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
Feb 25, 2025
1ST Report CAL.405
1ST REPORT CAL.405
NY Senate
Jan 30, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading CAL.3
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.3
NY Assembly
Jan 28, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED
NY Assembly
Jan 16, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS
NY Assembly
Jan 16, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
NY Senate

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