New York A 2468: Creates the state office of the utility consumer advocate

Status: TABLED (as of 2025-12-05)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 2468

Sponsors: Jeffrey Dinowitz, Al Taylor, Albert A. Stirpe, Amy Paulin, Andrew Hevesi, Angelo Santabarbara, Anna Kelles, Catalina Cruz, Chris Burdick, Crystal Peoples-Stokes, Dana Levenberg, David Weprin, Deborah Glick, Didi Barrett, Donna Lupardo, Doug Smith, Edward Ra, Emily Gallagher, George Alvarez, Grace Lee, Harvey Epstein, Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas, Jo Anne Simon, Joe DeStefano, Jonathan Jacobson

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A02468 Summary:

BILL NOA02468 

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SAME ASSAME AS S06277

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SPONSORDinowitz

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COSPNSRPeoples-Stokes, Paulin, Rosenthal, Weprin, Colton, Hevesi, Cook, Stirpe, Steck, Lupardo,
 Santabarbara, Otis, Hunter, Barrett, Seawright, Taylor, Simon, Benedetto, Burdick, Epstein,
 Gonzalez-Rojas, Cruz, Glick, Kelles, Gallagher, Sayegh, Ra, Smith, Brabenec, DeStefano, Kay,
 Alvarez, Reyes, Levenberg, Jacobson, Lee

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 1-A §§28-a - 28-d, Pub Serv L

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Creates the state office of the utility consumer advocate to represent interests of residential utility customers including a proposed change of rates, charges, terms and conditions of service, the adoption of rules, regulations, guidelines, orders, standards or final policy decisions.

Go to top A02468 Actions:

BILL NOA02468 

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01/17/2025referred to consumer affairs and protection

03/25/2025reported referred to codes

03/25/2025reported referred to ways and means

05/20/2025reported referred to rules

05/29/2025reported 

05/29/2025rules report cal.300

05/29/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.300

06/09/2025passed assembly

06/09/2025delivered to senate

06/09/2025REFERRED TO RULES

06/13/2025SUBSTITUTED FOR S6277

06/13/20253RD READING CAL.1988

06/13/2025PASSED SENATE

06/13/2025RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

12/01/2025delivered to governor

12/05/2025vetoed memo.60

12/05/2025tabled

Go to topA02468 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION Chair:Rozic 
DATE:03/25/2025AYE/NAY:13/2 Action: Favorable refer to committee Codes RozicAyeMikulinAye

FallAbsentMillerNay

GallagherAyeBlumencranzAye

RajkumarAyeDursoAye

ForrestAyeBolognaNay

BoresAye

LeeAye

AlvarezAye

CunninghamAye

TorresAye

CarrollAye

Committee:CODES Chair:Dinowitz 
DATE:03/25/2025AYE/NAY:18/3 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means DinowitzAyeMorinelloNay

CookAyeReillyAye

LavineAyeMikulinAye

WeprinAyeTannousisExcused

HevesiAyeAngelinoNay

SeawrightAyeMolitorNay

RosenthalAye

WalkerAye

VanelAye

CruzAye

EpsteinAye

BoresAye

ReyesAye

CunninghamAye

RomeroAye

AlvarezAye

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:05/20/2025AYE/NAY:32/3 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules PretlowAyeRaAye

GlickAyeFitzpatrickNay

ColtonAyeHawleyAye

CookAyeBlankenbushAye

BenedettoAyePalmesanoNay

WeprinAyeWalshNay

RamosAyeDeStefanoAye

BraunsteinAyeManktelowAye

McDonaldAyeSmullenAye

RozicAyeGiglioAye

DinowitzAye

MagnarelliAye

BronsonAye

DilanAye

SeawrightAye

HyndmanAye

WalkerAye

Bichotte HermelAye

SimonAye

CruzAye

OtisAye

SolagesAye

HunterAye

EpsteinAye

SeptimoAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:05/29/2025AYE/NAY:25/2 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedBarclayNay

PretlowAyeHawleyAye

CookAyeBlankenbushAye

GlickAyeRaAye

DinowitzAyeBrabenecAye

ColtonAyePalmesanoNay

MagnarelliAyeReillyAye

PaulinAyeSmithAye

Peoples-StokesAyeJensenAye

BenedettoAye

LavineExcused

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaExcused

HyndmanAye

RozicExcused

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelAye

Go to topA02468 Floor&nbspVotes:

DATE:06/09/2025Assembly Vote YEA/NAY: 117/26Yes 

Alvarez 

Yes 

Carroll P 

No 

Friend 

Yes 

Lee 

Yes 

Peoples-Stokes 

Yes &#8225

Slater 

Yes 

Anderson 

Yes 

Carroll RC 

Yes 

Gallagher 

No 

Lemondes 

Yes 

Pheffer Amato 

Yes 

Smith 

No 

Angelino 

Yes 

Chandler-Waterm 

No 

Gallahan 

Yes 

Levenberg 

Yes 

Pirozzolo 

Yes 

Smullen 

No 

Bailey 

Yes 

Chang 

Yes 

Gandolfo 

Yes 

Lucas 

Yes 

Pretlow 

Yes 

Solages 

No 

Barclay 

No 

Chludzinski 

Yes 

Gibbs 

Yes 

Lunsford 

Yes 

Ra 

Yes 

Steck 

Yes &#8225

Barrett 

Yes 

Clark 

Yes 

Giglio 

Yes 

Lupardo 

Yes 

Raga 

Yes 

Stern 

Yes 

Beephan 

Yes 

Colton 

Yes 

Glick 

Yes &#8225

Magnarelli 

Yes 

Rajkumar 

Yes 

Stirpe 

No 

Bendett 

Yes 

Conrad 

Yes 

Gonzalez-Rojas 

No 

Maher 

Yes 

Ramos 

No 

Tague 

Yes 

Benedetto 

Yes 

Cook 

No 

Gray 

ER 

Mamdani 

Yes 

Reilly 

Yes 

Tannousis 

ER 

Berger 

Yes 

Cruz 

Yes 

Griffin 

No 

Manktelow 

Yes 

Reyes 

Yes 

Tapia 

Yes 

Bichotte Hermel 

Yes 

Cunningham 

No 

Hawley 

Yes 

McDonald 

Yes 

Rivera 

Yes 

Taylor 

No 

Blankenbush 

Yes 

Dais 

Yes 

Hevesi 

No &#8225

McDonough 

Yes 

Romero 

Yes 

T

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