NY S 8683
in committeeEstablishes a medical cost-of-living adjustment and utility bill relief for senior citizens based on documented medical necessity
New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
Subscribe in a feed reader. The feed covers recorded actions from the last 30 days; Bill Commons may record an action after it happened at the legislature.
Quick answers
Did NY S 8683 pass?
Not yet. NY S 8683 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 8683 about?
Establishes a medical cost-of-living adjustment and utility bill relief for senior citizens based on documented medical necessity; provides that any gas or electric corporation operating within the state shall, in coordination with the department and the office of temporary and disability assistance, establish a medical cost-of-living adjustment program for residential customers aged sixty-five years or older who incur documented medical expenses necessary to maintain or preserve life or basic bodily function.
Who sponsors NY S 8683?
Kevin S. Parker is the primary sponsor of NY S 8683.
Description
Establishes a medical cost-of-living adjustment and utility bill relief for senior citizens based on documented medical necessity; provides that any gas or electric corporation operating within the state shall, in coordination with the department and the office of temporary and disability assistance, establish a medical cost-of-living adjustment program for residential customers aged sixty-five years or older who incur documented medical expenses necessary to maintain or preserve life or basic bodily function.
- Introduced
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Kevin S. Parkerprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-01-07
REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
referral-committee
Versions
- S8683Compare
Documents
Votes
Not provided by source.
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
Attribution
Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:28:30.722574Z
Inspect retained evidence for changes recorded after evidence tracking began:
Session-wide evidence can include changes to other bills:
Use this data
Every field on this page is available from the free public API — no key or licence required. Fetch this bill as JSON: GET /api/v1/bills?jurisdiction=NY&identifier=S 8683. See the API docs or the MCP server for AI assistants.
Known limitations
- Sponsor party and chamber affiliation are not yet captured by this API.
- Committee referrals are not yet captured.
See the methodology page for data sources and limitations.