New York S 9578: Requires social services districts to automatically re-enroll eligible persons or households for the low-income home energy assistance program

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S09578 Summary:

BILL NOS09578 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORPALUMBO

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COSPNSRASHBY, GRIFFO, HELMING, OBERACKER, RHOADS, ROLISON

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 13 §§13-101 - 13-107, Energy L; amd §612, Tax L

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Establishes the New York state energy savings program authorizing the establishment of energy savings accounts; establishes a personal income tax deduction for deposits into such accounts.

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BILL NOS09578 

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03/26/2026REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9578

 IN SENATE

 March 26, 2026
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 Introduced by Sen. PALUMBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommuni-
 cations

 AN ACT to amend the energy law, in relation to establishing the New York
 state energy savings program, authorizing the establishment of energy
 savings accounts; and to amend the tax law, in relation to establish-
 ing a personal income tax deduction for deposits into such accounts

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

 1 Section 1. The energy law is amended by adding a new article 13 to
 2 read as follows:
 3 ARTICLE 13
 4 NEW YORK STATE ENERGY
 5 SAVINGS PROGRAM
 6 Section 13-101. Program established.
 7 13-102. Purposes.
 8 13-103. Definitions.
 9 13-104. Functions of the comptroller.
 10 13-105. Powers of the comptroller.
 11 13-106. Program requirements; energy savings account.
 12 13-107. Program limitations; energy savings account.
 13 § 13-101. Program established. There is hereby established an energy
 14 savings program and such program shall be known and may be cited as the
 15 "New York state energy savings program".
 16 § 13-102. Purposes. The purposes of the program shall be to authorize
 17 the establishment of energy savings accounts and to provide guidelines
 18 for the maintenance of such accounts to:
 19 1. enable residents of this state to benefit from the tax incentive
 20 provided for qualified state energy savings accounts under section six
 21 hundred twelve of the tax law; and
 22 2. incentivize residents to save for the purchase of qualified energy
 23 expenses as detailed herein.
 24 § 13-103. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms
 25 shall have the following meanings:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15322-02-6

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 1 1. "Account" or "energy savings account" shall mean an individual
 2 savings account established in accordance with the provisions of this
 3 article for the exclusive benefit of the account owner.
 4 2. "Account owner" shall mean a taxpayer who enters into an energy
 5 savings agreement pursuant to the provisions of this article.
 6 3. "Designated beneficiary" shall mean, with respect to an account or
 7 accounts, the designated individual or individuals whose energy
 8 purchase expenses are expected to be paid from the account or accounts.
 9 4. "Financial organization" shall mean an organization authorized to
 10 do business in the state, and (a) which is an authorized fiduciary to
 11 act as a trustee pursuant to the provisions of an act of congress enti-
 12 tled "Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974", as such
 13 provisions may be amended from time to time, or an insurance company;
 14 and (b)(i) is licensed or chartered by the department of financial
 15 services, (ii) is chartered by an agency of the federal government,
 16 (iii) is subject to the jurisdiction and regulation of the securities
 17 and exchange commission of the federal government, (iv) is any other
 18 entity otherwise authorized to act in this state as a trustee pursuant
 19 to the provisions of an act of congress entitled "Employee Retirement
 20 Income Security Act of 1974", as such provisions may be amended from
 21 time to time, (v) or any banking organization as defined in subdivision
 22 eleven of section two of the banking law, national banking association,
 23 state chartered credit u