New York S 8491: Relates to denials of increased utility rates and charges

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S08491 Summary:

BILL NOS08491A

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SAME ASSAME AS A02740-A

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SPONSORHINCHEY

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §66, Pub Serv L

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Provides that whenever the public service commission denies a request by a utility for a major change in rates or charges, the schedule, rate, charge, form of contract or agreement, rule, regulation, general privilege, facility, or service immediately in effect prior to such request shall remain in full force and effect until such time as the commission approves a new rate, charge.

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BILL NOS08491A

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08/25/2025REFERRED TO RULES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

02/24/20261ST REPORT CAL.400

02/25/20262ND REPORT CAL.

02/26/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

03/11/2026AMENDED ON THIRD READING 8491A

06/05/2026COMMITTED TO RULES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8491--A
 Cal. No. 400

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 August 25, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. HINCHEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules -- recommitted to
 the Committee on Energy and Telecommunications in accordance with
 Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- 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 denials of
 increased utility rates and charges

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

 1 Section 1. Paragraph (j) of subdivision 12 of section 66 of the public
 2 service law, as amended by chapter 154 of the laws of 1989, is amended
 3 to read as follows:
 4 (j) The schedule, rates, charges, form of contract or agreement, rule,
 5 regulation, service, general privilege or facility in force when the new
 6 schedule, rate, charge, form of contract, rule, regulation, service,
 7 general privilege or facility was filed shall continue in force during
 8 the period of the suspension unless the commission shall establish a
 9 temporary rate or charge as authorized by section seventy-two of this
 10 article. Provided, however, that whenever the commission shall deny a
 11 request by a utility for a major change in rates or charges, the sched-
 12 ule, rate, charge, form of contract or agreement, rule, regulation,
 13 general privilege, facility, or service immediately in effect prior to
 14 such request being filed shall remain in full force and effect until
 15 such time as the commission approves a new schedule of rates or charges,
 16 unless the commission established a temporary rate or charge as author-
 17 ized by section seventy-two of this article.
 18 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to all
 19 requests by a utility for a major change in rates or charges filed after
 20 such date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05472-03-6

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