Requires investor-owned energy utilities publish on its customer-facing website both its promotional and educational materials

Latest action May 12, 2026

Enacts the "utility materials disclosure act" to require investor-owned energy utilities publish on its customer-facing website both its promotional and educational materials and file such materials with the public service commission.

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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 A3025, 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 requires investor-owned energy utilities to publish their materials online and to file them with the PSC. Violations will be penalized.

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

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateMay 12, 2026Result: passed
(45) (15) (0) (3)
Vote: Committee vote · Energy And Telecommunications
Senate Energy And TelecommunicationsMay 5, 2026Result: passed
(7) (2) (0) (0)
Vote: Committee vote · Energy And Telecommunications
Senate Energy And TelecommunicationsFeb 25, 2025Result: passed
(7) (2) (0) (0)

The sponsor's argument

Why Cordell Cleare says this is needed

As investor-owned energy utilities are increasingly tasked with meeting their share of the state's Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) goals, there is public interest in the promotional and educational materials that such utilities publish, especially as they relate to clean energy incentives that have already been funded. Utilities often discuss their promotional and educational work in service of the CLCPA goals during rate cases, but it is difficult for the public to evaluate such efforts without being able to see those materials.

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 12, 2026
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
May 12, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
May 12, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS
NY Assembly
May 11, 2026
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
May 7, 2026
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate

Show full history (9 earlier events)

May 6, 2026
1ST Report CAL.990
1ST REPORT CAL.990
NY Senate
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
Jun 13, 2025
In committee
COMMITTED TO RULES
NY Senate
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.408
1ST REPORT CAL.408
NY Senate
Jan 28, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
NY Senate
Jan 23, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS
NY Assembly

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