Bill Commons

NY S 8946

in committee

Requires that gas and electric corporations provide in-person customer service representatives and maintain a publicly accessible outage and emergency tracking website

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did NY S 8946 pass?

Not yet. NY S 8946 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-20): REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

What is NY S 8946 about?

Requires that gas and electric corporations provide in-person customer service representatives and maintain a publicly accessible outage and emergency tracking website.

Who sponsors NY S 8946?

Peter Oberacker is the primary sponsor of NY S 8946, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Requires that gas and electric corporations provide in-person customer service representatives and maintain a publicly accessible outage and emergency tracking website.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-20 — REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Bill type
bill
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Sponsors

  • Peter Oberackerprimary
  • Stephen T. Chancosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

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  1. 2026-01-20

    REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

    referral-committee

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Related bills

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Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S8946?summary=&detail=

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