New York S 9065: Relates to the Peconic Bay region community preservation funds; repealer

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S09065 Summary:

BILL NOS09065A

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Amd §35, Pub Serv L

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Relates to the reconnection of service for low-income customers; provides that upon the signing of a reconnection plan where a low-income customer shall pay no more than three percent of such customer's monthly income for electric or gas service or six percent of monthly income for combination electric and gas service plus such customer's current monthly bill, a utility shall reconnect such service.

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BILL NOS09065A

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01/28/2026REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

03/24/20261ST REPORT CAL.636

03/25/20262ND REPORT CAL.

03/26/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

04/15/2026AMENDED ON THIRD READING 9065A

06/02/2026PASSED SENATE

06/02/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/02/2026referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9065--A
 Cal. No. 636

 IN SENATE

 January 28, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommuni-
 cations -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first
 and second report, ordered to a 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 reconnection
 of service for low-income customers

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 35 of the public service law, as
 2 amended by chapter 686 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 1. The commission shall by regulation establish reasonable conditions
 5 under which an electric or gas corporation or municipality shall be
 6 required to take all actions within such corporation or municipality's
 7 control and, where applicable, consistent with the provision of the
 8 agreement for commodity service, if any, between the corporation and the
 9 customer, provided such provisions are consistent with this article to
 10 reconnect service to residential customers. Such conditions shall
 11 include, but not be limited to, requirements for reconnection of service
 12 within twenty-four hours, unless prevented by circumstances beyond the
 13 utility's or municipality's control, (a) upon receipt by a corporation
 14 or municipality of the full amount of arrears which were the basis for
 15 termination of service, (b) upon the signing of a deferred payment plan
 16 together with a down payment based on criteria to be established by the
 17 commission, provided that no such down payment shall exceed [one-half]
 18 one-third of the amount which was the basis of termination, or the
 19 amount of [three months billing] the previous month's bill, whichever is
 20 less, (c) upon the direction of the commission, (d) upon the receipt of
 21 a commitment of a direct payment or a written guarantee of payment from
 22 the social services official of the social services district in which
 23 the customer resides [or], (e) where the utility or municipality has
 24 notice that a serious impairment to health or safety is likely to result
 25 if service is not reconnected or (f) where a low-income customer has

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14396-02-6

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 1 demonstrated an inability to pay the full amount of arrears which were
 2 the basis for termination of service, upon the signing of a reconnection
 3 plan where such low-income customer shall pay no more than three percent
 4 of such customer's monthly income on their electric service, and no more
 5 than three percent of such customer's monthly income on gas service,
 6 plus such customer's current monthly bill. For combination electric and
 7 gas customers, such low-income customer shall pay no more than six
 8 percent of such customer's monthly income plus such customer's current
 9 monthly bill. With respect to