New York S 10447: Relates to rulings on motions and petitions in proceedings before the public service commission

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S10447 Summary:

BILL NOS10447 

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SAME ASSAME AS A11461

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Add §28, Pub Serv L

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Provides deadlines for rate and non-rate cases before an administrative law judge or judges, the secretary to the public service commission and the public service commission.

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05/15/2026REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10447

 IN SENATE

 May 15, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- 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, in relation to ensuring timely
 rulings on motions and petitions in rate and non-rate cases

 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 28 to read as follows:
 3 § 28. Pleadings practice. 1. For the purposes of this section, the
 4 following terms shall have the following meanings:
 5 (a) "Proceeding" shall mean any formal or informal matter, case, rule-
 6 making, rate proceeding, generic proceeding, or any other action of the
 7 commission or the department or any component of a proceeding that may
 8 result in decisions by the commission or recommendations to the commis-
 9 sion. Such term shall include evidentiary hearings conducted pursuant to
 10 section sixty-six of this chapter.
 11 (b) "Final responsive papers" shall mean a reply to a pleading, or
 12 surreply if allowed by the presiding administrative law judge or judges,
 13 secretary to the commission, or the commission, that is filed with the
 14 secretary of the commission within the timeframe specified in the rules
 15 and regulations of the department, or if no such rule covers the type of
 16 pleading, reply, or surreply, then the time shall be thirty days.
 17 (c) "Petition" shall mean a formal, written application to the commis-
 18 sion requesting action on a certain matter including but not limited to
 19 institution of a proceeding on a particular subject, adding a particular
 20 subject to an ongoing proceeding if an administrative law judge has not
 21 been assigned to preside over such proceeding, interlocutory review, or
 22 seeking rehearing of a commission decision.
 23 (d) "Interlocutory review" means a pleading to the commission request-
 24 ing review of a ruling by administrative law judges or the secretary to
 25 the commission.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15108-02-6

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 1 (e) "Rehearing" means a petition asserting the commission committed an
 2 error of law or fact or that new circumstances warrant a different
 3 determination.
 4 (f) "Motion" means an application made to the presiding administrative
 5 law judge or judges, secretary to the commission, or the commission for
 6 the purpose of obtaining a ruling or order directing some act to be done
 7 in favor of the applicant.
 8 2. Administrative law judge or judges presiding over rate proceedings
 9 shall rule on motions within fifteen days after submission of final
 10 responsive papers by the parties.
 11 3. Administrative law judge or judges, the secretary to the commis-
 12 sion, or the commission presiding over proceedings other than rate
 13 proceedings shall rule on motions within thirty days after submission of
 14 final responsive papers by the parties.
 15 4. The commission shall rule on requests for interlocutory review of a
 16 ruling by administrative law judges or by the secretary to the commis-
 17 sion within ten days after submission of final responsive papers by the
 18 parties.
 19 5. The commission shall rule on requests for rehearing within forty-
 20 five days after submission of final responsive papers by the parties.
 21 6. The commission shall rule on petitions for institution of a
 22 proceeding on a particular subject, or adding a particular subject to an
 23 ongoing pr