Relates to requiring emergency notices be provided to customers in certain languages

Summary

Requires every utility corporation or municipality who sends an emergency notice to customers to make available and provide such notice in English, Spanish, Haitian-Creole, Mandarin, Cantonese, Arabic, French, Urdu, Russian, Yiddish, Korean, Bangla, Polish, Italian, Hindi and Tagalog.

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Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

This bill will ensure that utility corporations, regardless of county of service, provide emergency notices to consumers in certain prevailing languages other than English.

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Where it stands

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

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.

Recorded votes

• Vote: Floor vote

  NY SenateJun 2, 2026Result: passed

  Voted yes (45)Voted no (16)Voted present (0)Absent (2)

  See member positions for the vote on Jun 2, 2026 (Floor vote)

• Vote: Committee vote · Energy And Telecommunications

  Senate Energy And TelecommunicationsApr 21, 2026Result: passed

  Voted yes (7)Voted no (2)Voted present (0)Absent (0)

  See member positions for the vote on Apr 21, 2026 (Committee vote · Energy And Telecommunications)

Full history

1. Jun 2, 2026

   Sent to the executive

   DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

   NY Senate

2. Jun 2, 2026

   Passed a chamber

   PASSED SENATE

   NY Senate

3. Jun 2, 2026

   Referred to committee

   REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

   NY Assembly

4. Apr 27, 2026

   Advanced to Third Reading

   ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

   NY Senate

5. Apr 22, 2026

   2ND Report CAL.

   2ND REPORT CAL.

   NY Senate