New York A 10938: Relates to establishing a state stockpile

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A10938 Summary:

BILL NOA10938 

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SAME ASSAME AS S08463

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SPONSORPalmesano

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COSPNSRSmullen, Blankenbush, Bologna, Gray, Manktelow

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §§47-a & 47-b, Tax L; add §89-l, St Fin L

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Establishes a one-year utility bill tax and surcharge holiday and a two-year green energy tax holiday.

Go to top A10938 Actions:

BILL NOA10938 

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04/14/2026referred to ways and means

06/04/2026held for consideration in ways and means

Go to topA10938 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:06/04/2026AYE/NAY:22/10 Action: Held for Consideration PretlowAyePalmesanoNay

GlickAyeFitzpatrickNay

ColtonAyeHawleyNay

CookExcusedBlankenbushNay

BenedettoAyeWalshNay

WeprinAyeDeStefanoNay

RamosAyeManktelowNay

BraunsteinAyeSmullenNay

McDonaldAyeGiglioNay

RozicAyeSlaterNay

DinowitzAye

MagnarelliAye

BronsonAye

DilanAbsent

SeawrightAye

HyndmanAye

WalkerAbsent

Bichotte HermelAye

SimonAye

CruzAye

OtisAye

SolagesAye

HunterAye

SeptimoAye

HevesiAye

Go to topA10938 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA10938 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 10938

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 14, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. PALMESANO, SMULLEN, BLANKENBUSH, BOLOGNA, GRAY,
 MANKTELOW -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

 AN ACT to amend the tax law and the state finance law, in relation to
 establishing a one-year utility bill tax and surcharge holiday; and to
 amend the tax law, in relation to establishing a two-year green energy
 tax holiday

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

 1 Section 1. The tax law is amended by adding a new section 47-a to read
 2 as follows:
 3 § 47-a. Utility bill tax and surcharge holiday. (a) Definitions. For
 4 the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following
 5 meanings:
 6 (1) "Applicable period" shall mean the period beginning fourteen days
 7 after the effective date of this section and ending one year after such
 8 beginning date.
 9 (2) "Utility company" shall have the same meaning as such term is
 10 defined in section two of the public service law.
 11 (b) (1) Exemption from taxation. Notwithstanding any other provision
 12 of law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the following taxes imposed
 13 on utility customers during the applicable period shall be exempt; gross
 14 receipts tax and sales tax.
 15 (2) Exemption from surcharges. Notwithstanding any other provision of
 16 law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the following surcharges
 17 imposed on utility customers made during the applicable period shall be
 18 exempt; system benefits charge, temporary state assessment/incremental
 19 state assessment charge and the renewable portfolio standard charge.
 20 (c) Price reduction. During the applicable period the utility company
 21 shall reduce the price of services by the amount of tax and surcharges
 22 in excess that would have been collected from the customer if the
 23 service had not been exempt from tax and surcharges pursuant to subdivi-
 24 sion (b) of this section.
 25 § 2. The tax law is amended by adding a new section 47-b to read as
 26 follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13506-02-5

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 1 § 47-b. Green energy tax holiday. Notwithstanding any rule, law, regu-
 2 lation, or order of the public service commission to the contrary, no
 3 tariff or surcharge assessed for the construction or implementation of
 4 renewable energy systems, as defined by section sixty-six-p of the
 5 public service law, electric vehicle ready infrastructure, as defined by
 6 section 11-104 of the energy law, or electric vehicle charging stations,
 7 as defined by section 11-104 of the energy law, may be imposed on any
 8 utility ratepayer for a period of two years after the effective date of
 9 this act.
 10 § 3. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 89-l to
 11 read as follows:
 12 § 89-l. Utility bill tax and surcharge holiday. Within forty-five days
 13 after the applicable period as defined by subdivision (a) of section
 14 fort