New York A 4047: Relates to prohibiting the release of consumption data

Status: REFERRED TO ENERGY (as of 2026-01-07)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 4047

Sponsors: Brian Cunningham

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A04047 Summary:

BILL NOA04047 

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SAME ASSAME AS S01551

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SPONSORCunningham

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COSPNSR

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Amd §65, Pub Serv L

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Prohibits the release of a consumer's electrical or gas consumption data to any police officer, or private, local, state or federal law enforcement entity without a judicial court-ordered subpoena, warrant or the consumer's written consent.

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BILL NOA04047 

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01/31/2025referred to energy

01/07/2026referred to energy

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4047

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 31, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. CUNNINGHAM -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Energy

 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to prohibiting the
 release of consumption data

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 65 of the public service law is amended by adding a
 2 new subdivision 7-a to read as follows:
 3 7-a. No utility corporation, municipality or local publicly owned
 4 electric or gas corporation shall share, disclose or otherwise make
 5 accessible a consumer's electrical or gas consumption data or allow a
 6 third party to share, disclose, or otherwise make accessible a consum-
 7 er's electrical or gas consumption data, to any police officer, as
 8 defined by section 1.20 of the criminal procedure law, or private,
 9 local, state or federal law enforcement entity, without a judicial
 10 court-ordered subpoena, warrant, or the consumer's written, knowing
 11 consent. This subdivision shall not preclude a utility corporation,
 12 municipality or local publicly owned electric or gas corporation from
 13 using customer aggregate electrical consumption data for analysis,
 14 reporting, or program management if all personal identifying information
 15 has been removed regarding such individual consumer.
 16 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04549-01-5

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