New York A 4249: Relates to observance of all religious holidays by institutions within the state university and the city university of New York, and includes the Asian Lunar New Year within the definition of such holidays

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A04249 Summary:

BILL NOA04249A

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SAME ASSAME AS S01012-A

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SPONSORSolages

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COSPNSRShrestha, Eachus, Epstein, Mamdani, Burdick, Dinowitz, Mitaynes, Reyes, Steck

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 12 §§240 & 241, amd §5, Pub Serv L

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Prohibits public utilities from using funds or being reimbursed by funds raised from ratepayers for contributions or gifts to political candidates, trade associations, public charities, and lobbyists, and for certain travel, entertainment and educational expenditures.

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BILL NOA04249A

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01/31/2025referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

06/09/2025amend and recommit to corporations, authorities and commissions

06/09/2025print number 4249a

01/07/2026referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4249--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 31, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SOLAGES, SHRESTHA, EACHUS, EPSTEIN, MAMDANI,
 BURDICK, DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corpo-
 rations, Authorities and Commissions -- committee discharged, bill
 amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
 tee

 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to prohibiting
 public utilities from using funds or being reimbursed by funds raised
 from ratepayers for certain activities

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

 1 Section 1. The public service law is amended by adding a new article
 2 12 to read as follows:
 3 ARTICLE 12
 4 UTILITY LOBBYING ACT
 5 Section 240. Definitions.
 6 241. Limitations on rates.
 7 § 240. Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context other-
 8 wise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings:
 9 1. "Affiliated interest" means any person who owns directly, indirect-
 10 ly or through a chain of successive ownership, ten percent or more of
 11 the voting securities of a public utility.
 12 2. "Consumer-owned transmission and distribution utility" means any
 13 transmission and distribution utility wholly owned by its consumers,
 14 including its consumers served in the state. "Consumer-owned trans-
 15 mission and distribution utility" includes but is not limited to:
 16 (a) the transmission and distribution portion of a rural electrifica-
 17 tion cooperative;
 18 (b) the transmission and distribution portion of an electrification
 19 cooperative organized on a cooperative plan under the laws of the state;
 20 (c) a municipal or quasi-municipal transmission and distribution util-
 21 ity located in the state;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02206-03-5

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 1 (d) the transmission and distribution portion of a municipal or
 2 quasi-municipal entity located in the state providing generation and
 3 other services; and
 4 (e) a transmission and distribution utility wholly owned by a munici-
 5 pality located in the state.
 6 3. "Consumer-owned water utility" means any water utility which is
 7 wholly owned by its consumers, including its consumers served in the
 8 state. "Consumer-owned water utility" includes but is not limited to:
 9 (a) any municipal or quasi-municipal water district or corporation
 10 located in the state;
 11 (b) any municipal water department located in the state; or
 12 (c) the water portion of any utility wholly owned by a municipality or
 13 district located in the state.
 14 4. "Public official" shall have the same meaning as defined in section
 15 one-c of the legislative law.
 16 5. "Lobbying" shall have the same meaning as defined in section one-c
 17 of the legislative law.
 18 6. "Charity" means an entity formed primarily for charitable purposes,
 19 including but not limited to:
 20 (a) a corporation formed under the business corporation law, the
 21 limited liability company law or the not-for-profit corporation law
 22 primarily for charitable purposes;
 23 (b) a charitable trust as defined by article eight o