New York A 2291: Requires public utility authorities to obtain legislative approval before raising rates or fees, or imposing new rates or fees

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A02291 Summary:

BILL NOA02291 

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SAME ASSAME AS S01974

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SPONSORGandolfo

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COSPNSRSmullen, DeStefano, Durso, McDonough, Brabenec, Smith, Giglio, Beephan, Brown E, Sempolinski,
 Angelino, Bailey

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §2859, Pub Auth L

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Requires public utility authorities to obtain legislative approval before raising rates or fees, or imposing new rates or fees.

Go to top A02291 Actions:

BILL NOA02291 

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01/16/2025referred to energy

01/07/2026referred to energy

05/05/2026held for consideration in energy

Go to topA02291 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:ENERGY Chair:Barrett 
DATE:05/05/2026AYE/NAY:11/5 Action: Held for Consideration BarrettAyeGrayNay

SantabarbaraNayBlankenbushNay

DilanAyeManktelowNay

SternAyePirozzoloNay

AndersonAyeBolognaExcused

RiveraAye

ConradAye

LucasAye

ShresthaAye

ClarkAye

DaisAye

JacobsonAye

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Go to topA02291 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2291

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 16, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. GANDOLFO, SMULLEN, DeSTEFANO, DURSO, McDONOUGH,
 BRABENEC, SMITH, GIGLIO -- read once and referred to the Committee on
 Energy

 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring
 public utility authorities to obtain legislative approval before rais-
 ing rates or fees

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

 1 Section 1. The public authorities law is amended by adding a new
 2 section 2859 to read as follows:
 3 § 2859. Rates and fees; public utility authorities. No public utility
 4 authority operating under article five of this chapter shall raise any
 5 rates or fees, or impose any new rates or fees, for the use of utilities
 6 provided by such public utility authority, without first obtaining
 7 approval from the state legislature.
 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01523-01-5

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