Relates to releasing victims of domestic violence from certain contracts

Latest action Apr 28, 2026

Authorizes one or more individuals who are under a shared contract to opt-out of such contract without a fee, penalty or charge due to status as a domestic violence victim; prohibits the company from transferring any contractual or billing responsibility of such shared contract to any other account holders on such shared contract; prevents companies from prohibiting a person who has opted-out due to domestic violence status to enter into a new contract.

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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 A1841, 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 legislation would modify existing protections for domestic violence survivors leaving shared contracts.

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

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateApr 28, 2026Result: passed
(58) (0) (0) (5)
Vote: Committee vote · Energy And Telecommunications
Senate Energy And TelecommunicationsApr 21, 2026Result: passed
(9) (0) (0) (0)
Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateMay 13, 2025Result: passed
(57) (0) (0) (5)
Vote: Committee vote · Energy And Telecommunications
Senate Energy And TelecommunicationsFeb 25, 2025Result: passed
(9) (0) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Dean Murray, Robert Jackson and 1 more on Agora

Republican2
Democratic1

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Kevin S. Parker says this is needed

Chapter 578 of 2022 permitted individuals experiencing domestic violence to leave shared phone, cable and utility contracts without penalty. Concerns have been raised, however, that abusers may attempt to seek such accommodations in an effort to maintain power and control over their victims. This legislation would modify these protections by requiring companies to permit one or more individuals under a shared contract to opt out of such contract as well as prohibit such companies from transferring any contractual or billing responsibility of shared contracts from the primary account holder to any other account holders on the contract. Additionally, this legislation would protect survivors by ensuring such companies cannot refuse a new contract with anyone due to their status as a domestic violence survivor.

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

Apr 28, 2026
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Apr 28, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Apr 28, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS
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 (12 earlier events)

Apr 21, 2026
1ST Report CAL.820
1ST REPORT CAL.820
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Died in Assembly
DIED IN ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
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
May 13, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
May 13, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
May 13, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS
NY Assembly
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.406
1ST REPORT CAL.406
NY Senate
Jan 17, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
NY Senate
Jan 14, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS
NY Assembly

About this record

Summary: The summary comes from NY Open Legislation, the New York State Senate's public record. For more, see How we handle summaries.
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