New York A 4870: Enacts the NY Home Energy Affordable Transition Act; and repeals certain provisions of the public service law relating to gas service and sale

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A04870 Summary:

BILL NOA04870A

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SAME ASSAME AS S04158

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SPONSORSimon

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COSPNSRShrestha, Carroll R, Colton, Gonzalez-Rojas, Rosenthal, Shimsky, Seawright, Gallagher, Burdick,
 Stern, Lunsford, Forrest, Reyes, Levenberg, Ramos, Kelles, Mamdani, Rajkumar, Bores, Steck, De Los
 Santos, Gibbs, Weprin, Epstein, Simone, Stirpe, Clark, Mitaynes, Anderson, Fall, Cunningham,
 Paulin, Hunter, Dinowitz, Otis, Tapia, Kim, Hevesi, Septimo, Raga, Bronson, Alvarez, Taylor, Glick,
 Meeks, Jackson, Lupardo, Lee, Sayegh, Jacobson, Bichotte Hermelyn, Vanel, Chandler-Waterman,
 Zinerman, Walker, Lucas, Valdez, Solages, Lasher, Davila, Schiavoni, Romero, Burroughs, Wright,
 Cruz, Torres

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§4, 5, 30, 31 & 66, rpld §§66-b & 66-g, add §§66-x, 66-y & 66-z, Pub Serv L; amd §1020-cc, Pub Auth L;
amd §12, add §13, Transp Corps L; amd §224-d, Lab L

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Aligns utility regulation with state climate justice and emission reduction targets; provides for a statewide affordable gas transition plan and utility home energy affordable transition programs; repeals provisions relating to continuation of gas service; repeals provisions relating to the sale of indigenous natural gas for generation of electricity.

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BILL NOA04870A

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02/06/2025referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

02/07/2025amend (t) and recommit to corporations, authorities and commissions

02/07/2025print number 4870a

01/07/2026referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

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

Go to topA04870 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4870--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 6, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SIMON, SHRESTHA, R. CARROLL, COLTON, GONZALEZ-RO-
 JAS, ROSENTHAL, SHIMSKY, SEAWRIGHT, GALLAGHER, BURDICK, STERN, LUNS-
 FORD, FORREST, REYES, LEVENBERG, RAMOS, KELLES, MAMDANI, RAJKUMAR,
 BORES, STECK, DE LOS SANTOS, GIBBS, WEPRIN, EPSTEIN, SIMONE, STIRPE,
 CLARK, MITAYNES, ANDERSON, FALL, CUNNINGHAM, PAULIN, HUNTER, DINOWITZ,
 OTIS, TAPIA, ZACCARO, KIM, HEVESI, SEPTIMO, RAGA, BRONSON, ALVAREZ,
 TAYLOR, GLICK, MEEKS, JACKSON, LUPARDO, PHEFFER AMATO, LEE, SAYEGH,
 JACOBSON, BICHOTTE HERMELYN, VANEL, RIVERA, CHANDLER-WATERMAN, ZINER-
 MAN, WALKER, LUCAS -- read once and referred to the Committee on
 Corporations, Authorities and Commissions -- committee discharged,
 bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said
 committee

 AN ACT an act to amend the public service law, the public authorities
 law, the transportation corporations law and the labor law, in
 relation to enacting the NY Home Energy Affordable Transition Act; to
 repeal section 66-b of the public service law relating to continuation
 of gas service; and to repeal section 66-g of the public service law
 relating to the sale of indigenous natural gas for generation of elec-
 tricity

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "NY Home Energy Affordable Transition Act" or the "NY HEAT Act".
 3 § 2. Legislative findings. The legislature finds and declares that:
 4 1. The Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) sets
 5 forth ambitious mandates to achieve significant greenhouse gas (GHG)
 6 emission reductions across New York's economy, while prioritizing
 7 reductions in co-pollutant emissions in disadvantaged communities and
 8 requiring significant state investments to bring the affordability and
 9 health benefits of energy efficiency and clean energy to these communi-
 10 ties.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05559-05-5

 A. 4870--A 2

 1 2. Buildings are the largest source of GHG emissions in New York,
 2 contributing approximately one-third of the state's total emissions.
 3 They also produce significant local air pollution, leading to adverse
 4 health outcomes such as asthma and heart disease, especially in disad-
 5 vantaged communities. Reducing e