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NY S 6491

in committee

Requires electric corporations and gas corporations to provide, as part of every billing statement, a tariff cost estimate in a clear, conspicuous and easily understandable manner

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did NY S 6491 pass?

Not yet. NY S 6491 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

What is NY S 6491 about?

Requires electric corporations and gas corporations to provide, as part of every billing statement, a tariff cost estimate in a clear, conspicuous and easily understandable manner; requires such corporations to include an itemized disclosure of the primary cost components comprising the delivery portion of the bill.

Who sponsors NY S 6491?

Michelle Hinchey is the primary sponsor of NY S 6491.

Description

Requires electric corporations and gas corporations to provide, as part of every billing statement, a tariff cost estimate in a clear, conspicuous and easily understandable manner; requires such corporations to include an itemized disclosure of the primary cost components comprising the delivery portion of the bill.

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

  1. 2025-03-14

    REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-03-17

    AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

    amendment-passage,referral-committee

  3. 2025-03-17

    PRINT NUMBER 6491A

    amendment-passage

  4. 2025-09-17

    AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

    amendment-passage,referral-committee

  5. 2025-09-17

    PRINT NUMBER 6491B

    amendment-passage

  6. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

    referral-committee

Versions

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Votes

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Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S6491?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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