Bill Commons

NY S 9980

in committee

Reduces electric corporations' response time for securing downed wires

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 9980 pass?

Not yet. NY S 9980 is in committee as of 2026-05-19 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-05-19): PRINT NUMBER 9980A

What is NY S 9980 about?

Requires each utility to take appropriate safety precautions regarding electrical hazards, including developing plans to promptly de-energize downed wires within two hours of notification of the location of such downed wires from a municipal emergency responder and promptly secure such wires within six hours in the case of events that are not considered emergencies.

Who sponsors NY S 9980?

James Skoufis is the primary sponsor of NY S 9980.

Description

Requires each utility to take appropriate safety precautions regarding electrical hazards, including developing plans to promptly de-energize downed wires within two hours of notification of the location of such downed wires from a municipal emergency responder and promptly secure such wires within six hours in the case of events that are not considered emergencies.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-05-19 — PRINT NUMBER 9980A
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • James Skoufisprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2026-04-20

    REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-05-19

    AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

    amendment-passage,referral-committee

  3. 2026-05-19

    PRINT NUMBER 9980A

    amendment-passage

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Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S9980?summary=&detail=

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