A11030 • 2025

Requires utilities to notify property owners prior to beginning certain services

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Sponsor: Dana Levenberg
Last action: 2026-04-23
Official status: In Assembly Committee
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill text specifies that notice must be given within thirty days, which was not mentioned in the candidate explanation.

Utility Notification Requirements

This bill requires utilities to notify property owners about upcoming non-emergency work that could affect their property, with some exceptions.

What This Bill Does

Requires utilities to inform property owners before starting any non-emergency construction or other work that might interfere with the use of a property.
Specifies that notice must include details like what work will be done, how long it will take, where it will happen, and contact information for the utility.
Allows notice to be given through emails, signs, or written materials.
Exempts utilities from giving notice during natural disasters or emergencies.

Who It Names or Affects

Property owners who might have work done near their property by a utility company.
Utility companies that provide services like gas, electricity, water, and telecommunications.

Terms To Know

Non-emergency construction: Work on utilities or infrastructure that is not needed because of an emergency situation.
Utility company: A business or government agency that provides services like electricity, gas, water, and telecommunications to customers.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill specifies that notice must be given as far in advance as practicable but not more than thirty days before the start of work.
It is unclear what happens if a utility fails to notify property owners as required by the law.

Bill History

2026-04-23 Assembly
REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

Official Summary Text

Requires utilities to notify property owners prior to beginning certain services
Requires utilities to notify property owners prior to beginning any non-emergency construction or other work that may interfere with a property owner's ability to use, or access such owner's property; requires notice to include, but not limited to, a description of the work to be performed, the expected duration of such work, the location of such work, any road closures or detours that may occur due to such work, any action that may directly and materially impact the use of such property, and the contact information for the utility performing such work; provides notice may include electronic communications, signage, and written materials; exempts cases where a natural or man-made disaster or state of emergency occurs.

Current Bill Text

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          11030

                                  I N  A S S E M B L Y

                                     April 23, 2026
                                       ___________

        Introduced by M. of A. LEVENBERG, YEGER, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, SHIMSKY, CHANG,
          GRIFFIN,   SAYEGH,   KASSAY,  OTIS,  SANTABARBARA,  COLTON,  JACOBSON,
          BEEPHAN, SCHIAVONI -- read once  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on
          Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

        AN  ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to requiring corpo-
          rations and municipalities to notify property owners prior  to  begin-
          ning certain services

          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. NOTIFICATION OF WORK. 1. PRIOR TO BEGINNING ANY NON-EMERGENCY
     4  CONSTRUCTION  OR  OTHER  WORK FOR WHICH A UTILITY HAS A VALID PERMIT AND
     5  WHICH THE UTILITY  REASONABLY  BELIEVES  WILL  DIRECTLY  AND  MATERIALLY
     6  IMPACT THE USE OF RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL OR OTHER PROPERTY, SUCH UTILI-
     7  TY  SHALL PROVIDE NOTICE OF SUCH WORK. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE
     8  TERM "UTILITY" SHALL INCLUDE: A  GAS  CORPORATION,  AN  ELECTRIC  CORPO-
     9  RATION,  A  GAS  AND  ELECTRIC CORPORATION, A WATER CORPORATION, A STEAM
    10  CORPORATION, A TELEGRAPH CORPORATION, A TELEPHONE CORPORATION OR A MUNI-
    11  CIPALITY RENDERING EQUIVALENT UTILITY SERVICES.  SUCH  NOTICE  SHALL  BE
    12  PROVIDED  TO  CUSTOMERS THE UTILITY REASONABLY BELIEVES WILL BE DIRECTLY
    13  AND MATERIALLY IMPACTED BY SUCH WORK.
    14    2. SUCH NOTICE SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, A DESCRIPTION  OF
    15  THE  WORK  TO  BE  PERFORMED,  THE  EXPECTED  DURATION OF SUCH WORK, THE
    16  LOCATION OF SUCH WORK, ANY ROAD CLOSURES OR DETOURS THAT MAY  OCCUR  DUE
    17  TO SUCH WORK, ANY ACTION THAT MAY DIRECTLY AND MATERIALLY IMPACT THE USE
    18  OF SUCH PROPERTY, AND THE CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE UTILITY PERFORMING
    19  SUCH  WORK.  SUCH NOTICE MAY INCLUDE ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS, SIGNAGE,
    20  AND WRITTEN MATERIALS.
    21    3. SUCH NOTICE SHALL BE GIVEN AS FAR IN ADVANCE AS PRACTICABLE  BEFORE
    22  THE  START OF WORK BUT NOT MORE THAN THIRTY DAYS IN ADVANCE OF THE START
    23  OF SUCH WORK.
    24    4. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY IN  THE  CASE  OF  A
    25  NATURAL  OR  MAN-MADE DISASTER OR STATE OF EMERGENCY PURSUANT TO ARTICLE

         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00971-06-6
        A. 11030                            2

     1  TWO-B OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW, OR WHERE THE NEED  TO  PROVIDE  SUCH  NOTICE
     2  WOULD PREVENT THE TIMELY INSTALLATION, RESTORATION OR REPAIR OF A UTILI-
     3  TY CUSTOMER'S SERVICE.
     4    §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
     5  have become a law.    Effective  immediately,  the  addition,  amendment
     6  and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation
     7  of  this  act  on  its  effective  date  are  authorized  to be made and
     8  completed on or before such effective date.