New York S 8865: Requires utility corporations and municipalities to notify property owners prior to beginning any scheduled non-emergency construction or other work

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S08865 Summary:

BILL NOS08865A

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SAME ASSAME AS A11030-A

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SPONSORHARCKHAM

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §119-f, Pub Serv L

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Requires a utility corporation or municipality to notify property owners at least five business days prior to beginning any non-emergency construction or other work that will result in a planned interruption of a customer's property; requires notice to include, but not be limited to, a description of the work to be performed, the expected duration of such work, the location of such work, and the contact information for the utility performing such work; exempts cases where a natural or man-made disaster or state of emergency occurs.

Go to top S08865 Actions:

BILL NOS08865A

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01/12/2026REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

05/05/2026AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

05/05/2026PRINT NUMBER 8865A

06/04/2026COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

06/04/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1737

06/04/2026SUBSTITUTED BY A11030A

&nbspA11030 AMEND=A Levenberg

&nbsp04/23/2026referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

&nbsp05/11/2026amend (t) and recommit to corporations, authorities and commissions

&nbsp05/11/2026print number 11030a

&nbsp05/21/2026reported referred to rules

&nbsp05/29/2026reported 

&nbsp05/29/2026rules report cal.279

&nbsp05/29/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.279

&nbsp06/01/2026passed assembly

&nbsp06/01/2026delivered to senate

&nbsp06/01/2026REFERRED TO RULES

&nbsp06/04/2026SUBSTITUTED FOR S8865A

&nbsp06/04/20263RD READING CAL.1737

&nbsp06/04/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/04/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

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Go to topS08865 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8865--A

 IN SENATE

 January 12, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommuni-
 cations -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
 amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to requiring utility
 corporations and municipalities to notify property owners prior to
 beginning any scheduled non-emergency construction or other work

 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 section
 2 119-f to read as follows:
 3 § 119-f. Notification of work. 1. A utility corporation or munici-
 4 pality shall provide notice at least five business days prior to begin-
 5 ning any scheduled non-emergency construction or other work that will
 6 result in a planned interruption of a customer's property.
 7 2. Such notice shall include, but not be limited to, a description of
 8 the work to be performed, the expected duration of such work, the
 9 location of such work, and the contact information for the utility
 10 performing such work. Such notice may be provided through electronic
 11 communications, signage, or written materials.
 12 3. The provisions of this section shall not apply in the case of a
 13 natural or man-made disaster or state of emergency pursuant to article
 14 two-B of the executive law, or where the need to provide such notice
 15 would prevent the timely installation, restoration or repair of a utili-
 16 ty customer's service.
 17 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 18 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment
 19 and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation
 20 of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
 21 completed on or before such effective date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00971-08-6

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