New York S 7328: Relates to the appointment and responsibilities of the commissioners of the public service commission

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S07328 Summary:

BILL NOS07328B

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SAME ASSAME AS A10993-A

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SPONSORHINCHEY

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COSPNSRBROUK, JACKSON, WEBB

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§4 & 9, Pub Serv L

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Relates to the appointment and responsibilities of the commissioners of the public service commission; requires the commission to have a duty to protect public interest, including ensuring access to utility services for residential and business customers; prohibits commissioners from having been employed within the last two years by an electric, gas, steam, telecommunications, or water utility that is regulated by the commission.

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BILL NOS07328B

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04/10/2025REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

05/13/20251ST REPORT CAL.1100

05/14/20252ND REPORT CAL.

05/15/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

05/29/2025AMENDED ON THIRD READING 7328A

06/05/2025PASSED SENATE

06/05/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/05/2025referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

01/27/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

01/27/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.147

02/04/2026PASSED SENATE

02/04/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

02/05/2026referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

05/04/2026RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY

05/04/2026returned to senate

05/04/2026VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING

05/04/2026AMENDED ON THIRD READING 7328B

05/18/2026REPASSED SENATE

05/18/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

05/18/2026referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 7328--B
 Cal. No. 147

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 April 10, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. HINCHEY, BROUK, JACKSON, WEBB -- read twice and
 ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
 Energy and Telecommunications -- reported favorably from said commit-
 tee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading,
 amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of
 third reading -- recommitted to the Committee on Energy and Telecommu-
 nications in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favora-
 bly from said committee and committed to the Committee on Rules --
 reported favorably from said committee, ordered to a third reading,
 passed by Senate and delivered to the Assembly, recalled, vote recon-
 sidered, restored to third reading, amended and ordered reprinted,
 retaining its place in the order of third reading

 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to the commissioners
 of the public service commission

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

 1 Section 1. Section 4 of the public service law, as amended by chapter
 2 155 of the laws of 1970, subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 594 of the
 3 laws of 2021, and subdivision 4 as added by chapter 584 of the laws of
 4 2021, is amended to read as follows:
 5 § 4. The public service commission. 1. There shall be in the depart-
 6 ment of public service a public service commission, which shall possess
 7 the powers and duties hereinafter specified, and also all powers neces-
 8 sary or proper to enable it to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
 9 The commission shall consist of five members, to be appointed by the
 10 governor, by and with the advice and consent of the senate. A commis-
 11 sioner shall be designated as [chairman] chairperson of the commission
 12 by the governor to serve in such capacity at the pleasure of the gover-
 13 nor or until [his] their term as commissioner expires whichever first
 14 occurs. At least [one commissioner] two commissioners shall have experi-
 15 ence in utility consumer advocacy. For each new commissioner, the gover-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11584-08-6

 S. 7328--B 2

 1 nor shall make appointments to reasonably ensure that the commissioners
 2 represent the maximum number of fields specified in subdivision four of