New York A 8877: Requires a fiscal note when a bill enacts or amends a law impacting the cost of utility services

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

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 8877

Sponsors: Robert Smullen

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A08877 Summary:

BILL NOA08877 

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SAME ASSAME AS S08447

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SPONSORSmullen

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §52-a, Leg L

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Requires a fiscal note when a bill enacts or amends a law impacting the cost of utility services.

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BILL NOA08877 

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06/09/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8877

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 June 9, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SMULLEN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Governmental Operations

 AN ACT to amend the legislative law, in relation to establishing a
 fiscal note on bills affecting ratepayers' costs for utility services

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

 1 Section 1. The legislative law is amended by adding a new section 52-a
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 52-a. Requirements with respect to bills affecting ratepayers' costs
 4 for utility services. 1. For purposes of this section the term "ratepay-
 5 er" means any person paying an electric corporation, a gas corporation,
 6 a combination gas or electric corporation or a municipality for supply
 7 utility services.
 8 2. A bill which enacts or amends any provision of law relating to or
 9 impacting the cost of utility services on a ratepayer shall contain a
 10 fiscal note stating the estimated annual cost to the affected ratepayers
 11 and the source of such estimate.
 12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13144-01-5

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