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NY S 7228

in committee

Prohibits any gas or electric corporation from absolving itself from liability for service interruption arising from liability of employee negligence

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

Prohibits gas and electric corporations from filing any schedules setting forth rules or regulations which absolve or attempt to absolve such corporations from liability for the interruption of its supply of service arising from the ordinary negligence of its employees, servants or agents; provides that any such schedules filed are void as against public policy.

Introduced
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Status date
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Michael Gianarisprimary
  • Brad Hoylman-Sigalcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-04-04

    REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-05-19

    1ST REPORT CAL.1139

  3. 2025-05-20

    2ND REPORT CAL.

  4. 2025-05-21

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  5. 2025-06-13

    COMMITTED TO RULES

    referral-committee

  6. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Energy And Telecommunications Vote

    2025-05-19 · pass · 8-1

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Kristen Gonzalez: yes
    • Michelle Hinchey: yes
    • Brian Kavanagh: yes
    • Rachel May: yes
    • Kevin S. Parker: yes
    • Christopher Ryan: yes
    • Thomas F. O'Mara: yes
    • Mark Walczyk: yes
    • Mario Mattera: no

Related bills

  • Prior session: S 2431not in this corpus
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  • Prior session: S 2674not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 1284not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 1247not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 173not in this corpus

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S7228?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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