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A00168 Summary:

BILL NOA00168A

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SAME ASSAME AS S01330-A

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SPONSORCunningham

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COSPNSRSantabarbara

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §37-a, Pub Serv L

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Relates to requiring the establishment of automatic payment plans; requires utility companies headquartered in New York to establish a statewide program to provide eligible participants with affordable payment plans.

Go to top A00168 Actions:

BILL NOA00168A

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01/08/2025referred to energy

05/02/2025amend and recommit to energy

05/02/2025print number 168a

05/06/2025reported referred to ways and means

01/07/2026referred to ways and means

Go to topA00168 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:ENERGY Chair:Barrett 
DATE:05/06/2025AYE/NAY:12/4 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means BarrettAyePalmesanoExcused

SantabarbaraAyeBlankenbushNay

DilanAyeManktelowNay

SternAyeGrayNay

AndersonAyePirozzoloNay

RiveraAye

MamdaniAye

ConradAye

LucasAye

ShresthaAye

ClarkAye

DaisAye

Go to topA00168 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA00168 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 168--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. CUNNINGHAM, SANTABARBARA -- read once and
 referred to the Committee on Energy -- committee discharged, bill
 amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
 tee

 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to requiring the
 establishment of automatic payment plans

 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 37-a to read as follows:
 3 § 37-a. Utility automatic payment plans. 1. Within one hundred eighty
 4 days of the effective date of this section, notwithstanding any other
 5 provision of law, the commission is authorized and directed to require
 6 utility companies to provide eligible participants with affordable
 7 payment plans. Utility companies shall automatically provide appropriate
 8 payment plans to qualifying low income individuals who provide documen-
 9 tation of their eligibility status. Enrollment shall be available at any
 10 time during the year. For the purposes of this section, "utility compa-
 11 ny" shall mean a utility company that provides electric, gas, or steam
 12 service.
 13 2. (a) A utility company which offers such a payment plan program
 14 shall conspicuously advertise the availability of such plan on the
 15 website of such utility company.
 16 (b) The commission shall also create a mechanism by which an individ-
 17 ual's documentation is submitted and reasonably and promptly reviewed by
 18 a utility company for qualification as proper documentation of the indi-
 19 vidual's eligibility status. Such mechanism shall also provide for elec-
 20 tronic submission of documentation.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00014-02-5

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 1 3. An individual or household shall be determined to be eligible for a
 2 payment plan if such individual or household provides documentation of
 3 eligibility for any of the following programs:
 4 (a) temporary assistance for needy families (family assistance);
 5 (b) safety net assistance (public assistance);
 6 (c) supplemental security income (SSI);
 7 (d) supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP);
 8 (e) veterans disability pension and survivors benefits;
 9 (f) child health plus;
 10 (g) lifeline;
 11 (h) home energy assistance program (HEAP);
 12 (i) direct vendor or utility guarantee;
 13 (j) social security disability insurance (SSDI);
 14 (k) Medicaid;
 15 (l) federal public housing assistance;
 16 (m) bureau of Indian affairs general assistance;
 17 (n) Head Start;
 18 (o) tribal TANF;
 19 (p) food distribution program on Indian reservation (FDPIR); and
 20 (q) any other income-based assistance program identified by the
 21 commission and/or the office of temporary and disability assistance.
 22 4. (a) When devising payment plans, the utility company shall consider
 23 the circumstances and financial condition of the customer including:
 24 (i) The amo