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NY S 1721

in committee

Relates to penalties for certain utilities

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did NY S 1721 pass?

Not yet. NY S 1721 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

What is NY S 1721 about?

Enacts the "utility penalty adjustment"; adjusts utility penalties to account for inflation; increases such penalties and ties them to inflation after January 1, 2027.

Who sponsors NY S 1721?

Michelle Hinchey is the primary sponsor of NY S 1721.

Description

Enacts the "utility penalty adjustment"; adjusts utility penalties to account for inflation; increases such penalties and ties them to inflation after January 1, 2027.

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

  • Michelle Hincheyprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-06-13

    COMMITTED TO RULES

    referral-committee

  3. 2025-03-27

    AMENDED ON THIRD READING 1721A

    amendment-passage

  4. 2025-03-03

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  5. 2025-02-26

    2ND REPORT CAL.

  6. 2025-02-25

    1ST REPORT CAL.404

  7. 2025-01-13

    REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Energy And Telecommunications Vote

    2025-02-25 · pass · 6-3

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

Related bills

  • Prior session: S 7294not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 7610

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S1721?summary=&detail=

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