Bill Commons

NY S 980

in committee

Requires public hearings on increases in utility charges

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 980 pass?

Not yet. NY S 980 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 980 about?

Requires the public service commission hold public hearings on increases in utility rates, fees, rentals, or charges.

Who sponsors NY S 980?

Robert Rolison is the primary sponsor of NY S 980, joined by 5 cosponsors.

Description

Requires the public service commission hold public hearings on increases in utility rates, fees, rentals, or charges.

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

  • Robert Rolisonprimary
  • Michelle Hincheycosponsor
  • Jack M. Martinscosponsor
  • Peter Oberackercosponsor
  • Steve Rhoadscosponsor
  • Anthony H. Palumbocosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-08

    REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-03-06

    NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION - REQUESTED

  3. 2025-05-13

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Energy And Telecommunications Vote

    2025-05-13 · pass · 7-2

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

Related bills

  • Prior session: S 7824not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 2004

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S980?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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