New York A 10993: Relates to the appointment and responsibilities of the commissioners of the public service commission

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A10993 Summary:

BILL NOA10993A

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SAME ASSAME AS S07328-B

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SPONSORSteck

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COSPNSRSimon, Otis, Jacobson, Eachus, Cashman, Hevesi, Beephan

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§4 & 9, Pub Serv L

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Relates to the appointment and responsibilities of the commissioners of the public service commission; requires the commission to have a duty to protect public interest, including ensuring access to utility services for residential and business customers; prohibits commissioners from having been employed within the last two years by an electric, gas, steam, telecommunications, or water utility that is regulated by the commission.

Go to top A10993 Actions:

BILL NOA10993A

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04/14/2026referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

04/30/2026amend and recommit to corporations, authorities and commissions

04/30/2026print number 10993a

05/05/2026reported 

05/07/2026advanced to third reading cal.487

Go to topA10993 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS Chair:Braunstein 
DATE:05/05/2026AYE/NAY:17/6 Action: Favorable BraunsteinAyeLemondesNay

CookExcusedBlankenbushNay

OtisAyeFriendNay

RozicAyeAngelinoNay

KimAyeJensenNay

DilanAyeBlumencranzAye

Pheffer AmatoAyeBaileyNay

CarrollAyeBeephanAye

FallAye

Gonzalez-RojasAye

ZinermanAye

TapiaAye

JacobsonAye

BoresAbsent

ShimskyAye

SimoneAye

ConradAye

LasherAbsent

Go to topA10993 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA10993 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10993--A

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 14, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. STECK -- 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 to amend the public service law, in relation to the commissioners
 of the public service commission

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

 1 Section 1. Section 4 of the public service law, as amended by chapter
 2 155 of the laws of 1970, subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 594 of the
 3 laws of 2021, and subdivision 4 as added by chapter 584 of the laws of
 4 2021, is amended to read as follows:
 5 § 4. The public service commission. 1. There shall be in the depart-
 6 ment of public service a public service commission, which shall possess
 7 the powers and duties hereinafter specified, and also all powers neces-
 8 sary or proper to enable it to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
 9 The commission shall consist of five members, to be appointed by the
 10 governor, by and with the advice and consent of the senate. A commis-
 11 sioner shall be designated as [chairman] chairperson of the commission
 12 by the governor to serve in such capacity at the pleasure of the gover-
 13 nor or until [his] their term as commissioner expires whichever first
 14 occurs. At least [one commissioner] two commissioners shall have experi-
 15 ence in utility consumer advocacy. For each new commissioner, the gover-
 16 nor shall make appointments to reasonably ensure that the commissioners
 17 represent the maximum number of fields specified in subdivision four of
 18 this section. No more than three commissioners may be members of the
 19 same political party unless, pursuant to action taken under subdivision
 20 two of this section, the number of commissioners shall exceed five, and
 21 in such event no more than four commissioners may be members of the same
 22 political party.
 23 2. Notwithstanding subdivision one of this section, whenever the
 24 commission shall certify to the governor that additional commissioners
 25 are needed for the proper disposition of the business before it, the
 26 governor may increase the membership of the commission to seven members

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11584-07-6

 A. 10993--A 2

 1 by appointing two additional commissioners by and with the advice and
 2 consent of the senate. The terms of office of such additional commis-
 3 sioners and the filling of vacancies during such terms shall be governed
 4 by subdivision three