New York S 1847: Requires the public service commission to consider the economic impact of utility rates and charges

Status: SUBSTITUTED BY A2400A (as of 2026-05-06)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: S 1847

Sponsors: Leroy Comrie, Anthony H. Palumbo, Jack M. Martins, Jessica Scarcella-Spanton, Joseph P. Addabbo Jr., Lea Webb, Nathalia Fernandez, Patrick M. Gallivan, Peter Oberacker, Rachel May, Robert Rolison, Samra Brouk, Steve Rhoads

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S01847 Summary:

BILL NOS01847A

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SAME ASSAME AS A02400-A

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SPONSORCOMRIE

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COSPNSRADDABBO, BROUK, FERNANDEZ, GALLIVAN, MARTINS, MAY, OBERACKER, PALUMBO, RHOADS, ROLISON,
 SCARCELLA-SPANTON, WEBB

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §119-f, Pub Serv L

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Requires consideration of evidence relating to the economic impact of major increases of rates or charges upon consumers and the areas affected by such increases of rates or charges prior to approval of any such rates or charges; establishes minimum data to be considered by the public service commission relating to such economic impact.

Go to top S01847 Actions:

BILL NOS01847A

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01/14/2025REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

01/21/2025REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

01/27/2025ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.146

01/27/2025PASSED SENATE

01/27/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

01/27/2025referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

01/27/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

01/27/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.141

02/05/2026PASSED SENATE

02/05/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

02/05/2026referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

04/01/2026RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY

04/01/2026returned to senate

04/01/2026VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING

04/01/2026AMENDED ON THIRD READING 1847A

05/06/2026SUBSTITUTED BY A2400A

&nbspA02400 AMEND=A Eichenstein

&nbsp01/16/2025referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

&nbsp01/07/2026referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

&nbsp03/31/2026amend and recommit to corporations, authorities and commissions

&nbsp03/31/2026print number 2400a

&nbsp04/21/2026reported 

&nbsp04/23/2026advanced to third reading cal.351

&nbsp04/27/2026passed assembly

&nbsp04/27/2026delivered to senate

&nbsp04/27/2026REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

&nbsp05/06/2026SUBSTITUTED FOR S1847A

&nbsp05/06/20263RD READING CAL.141

&nbsp06/04/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/04/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

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

Go to topS01847 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 1847--A
 Cal. No. 141

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 14, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. COMRIE, BROUK, FERNANDEZ, GALLIVAN, MARTINS, MAY,
 OBERACKER, PALUMBO, RHOADS, SCARCELLA-SPANTON, WEBB -- read twice and
 ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
 Energy and Telecommunications -- recommitted to the Committee on Ener-
 gy and Telecommunications in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
 reported favorably from said committee and committed to the Committee
 on Rules -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to a third
 reading, passed by Senate and delivered to the Assembly, recalled,
 vote reconsidered, restored to 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 requiring
 evidence and consideration of the economic impact of utility rates and
 charges by 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. The public service law is amended by adding a new section
 2 119-f to read as follows:
 3 § 119-f. Economic impact assessment. 1. Prior to approving any major
 4 increase in rates or charges proposed by a public utility company or
 5 municipality, the commission shall consider the economic impact of any
 6 such proposed increase in the rates or charges upon consumers in the
 7 area served by the company or municipality proposing such increase. Such
 8 consideration shall be in relation to any determination made by the
 9 commission under subdivision one of section sixty-five, subdivision one
 10 of section seventy-nine, subdivision one of section eighty-nine-b, and
 11 subdivision one of section ninety-one of this chapter. For purposes of
 12 this subdivision, "major increase" shall mean an increase in the rates
 13 and charges which would increase the aggregate revenues of the applicant
 14 more than the great

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