New York S 8683: Authorizes the town board of the town of Lewisboro, county of Westchester to establish certain speed limits on rural major and minor collector roads at twenty-five miles per hour

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S08683 Summary:

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Add §66-x, Pub Serv L; add §97-a, Soc Serv L

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Establishes a medical cost-of-living adjustment and utility bill relief for senior citizens based on documented medical necessity; provides that any gas or electric corporation operating within the state shall, in coordination with the department and the office of temporary and disability assistance, establish a medical cost-of-living adjustment program for residential customers aged sixty-five years or older who incur documented medical expenses necessary to maintain or preserve life or basic bodily function.

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01/07/2026REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 8683

 IN SENATE

 January 7, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommuni-
 cations

 AN ACT to amend the public service law and the social services law, in
 relation to establishing a medical cost-of-living adjustment and util-
 ity bill relief for senior citizens based on documented medical neces-
 sity

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

 1 Section 1. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature finds that
 2 senior citizens face a disproportionate financial burden from the rising
 3 cost of life-sustaining medications and chronic medical treatment. These
 4 medical expenses directly impact on a senior's ability to afford basic
 5 household necessities, including gas and electric service, and are not
 6 adequately reflected in current cost-of-living adjustment calculations.
 7 The legislature further finds that protecting medically vulnerable
 8 seniors from utility insecurity is consistent with the purposes of the
 9 Home Energy Fair Practices Act, the Energy Affordability Policy, and
 10 existing low-income energy assistance programs. It is therefore the
 11 intent of the legislature to modernize cost-of-living adjustments by
 12 incorporating documented medical necessities and to provide graduated
 13 utility bill relief tied to essential medical expenses that affect qual-
 14 ity of life.
 15 § 2. The public service law is amended by adding a new section 66-x to
 16 read as follows:
 17 § 66-x. Medical cost-of-living adjustment and senior utility relief.
 18 1. Any gas or electric corporation operating within the state shall, in
 19 coordination with the department and the office of temporary and disa-
 20 bility assistance, establish a medical cost-of-living adjustment program
 21 for residential customers aged sixty-five years or older who incur docu-
 22 mented medical expenses necessary to maintain or preserve life or basic
 23 bodily function.
 24 2. Participation in the program established pursuant to this section
 25 shall be voluntary and opt-in, and no customer shall be enrolled without
 26 affirmative consent.
 27 3. Each gas and electric corporation shall provide written individual
 28 notice and opt-in materials to any residential customer when an individ-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14333-01-6

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 1 ual listed on the utility account, billing record, or payment documenta-
 2 tion attains the age of sixty-five. Such notice shall inform the custom-
 3 er of the availability of medical cost-of-living adjustments and utility
 4 bill relief under this section and shall include clear instructions for
 5 enrollment.
 6 4. Utilities shall re-offer participation and provide updated opt-in
 7 materials annually to all customers aged sixty-five and older who are
 8 eligible under this section, for the purpose of allowing such customers
 9 to submit new or updated medical documentation reflecting changes in
 10 health status, medical necessity, treatment duration, or life circum-
 11 stances.
 12 5. Eligible medical expenses shall include prescriptio