S10115 • 2025

Prohibits a gas corporation, electric corporation or municipality from charging more than three percent on an annual utility bill

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Sponsor: Mario Mattera
Last action: 2026-04-30
Official status: In Senate Committee
Effective date: Not listed

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Prohibits a gas corporation, electric corporation or municipality from charging more than three percent on an annual utility bill

Prohibits a gas corporation, electric corporation or municipality from charging more than three percent on an annual utility bill Prohibits a gas corporation, electric corporation or municipality from charging more than three percent on an annual utility bill absent a showing that the charge is necessary to maintain the reliability and safety of the grid.

What This Bill Does

Prohibits a gas corporation, electric corporation or municipality from charging more than three percent on an annual utility bill Prohibits a gas corporation, electric corporation or municipality from charging more than three percent on an annual utility bill absent a showing that the charge is necessary to maintain the reliability and safety of the grid.

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Bill History

2026-04-30 Senate
REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Official Summary Text

Prohibits a gas corporation, electric corporation or municipality from charging more than three percent on an annual utility bill
Prohibits a gas corporation, electric corporation or municipality from charging more than three percent on an annual utility bill absent a showing that the charge is necessary to maintain the reliability and safety of the grid.

Current Bill Text

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          10115

                                    I N  S E N A T E

                                     April 30, 2026
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen. MATTERA -- 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 capping the
          amount paid towards utility bills on an annual basis

          THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
        BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

     1    Section  1.  Subdivision 1 of section 65 of the public service law, as
     2  amended by chapter 789 of the laws  of  1930,  is  amended  to  read  as
     3  follows:
     4    1. Every gas corporation, every electric corporation and every munici-
     5  pality  shall  furnish  and  provide such service, instrumentalities and
     6  facilities as shall be safe and adequate and in all  respects  just  and
     7  reasonable.  All  charges  made or demanded by any such gas corporation,
     8  electric corporation or municipality ON THE  MONTHLY  UTILITY  BILL  for
     9  gas,  electricity  or  any  service rendered or to be rendered, shall be
    10  just and reasonable and not more than allowed by law or by order of  the
    11  commission,  NOTWITHSTANDING  THE  FOREGOING  THE  UTILITY BILL ANNUALLY
    12  SHALL NOT INCREASE BY MORE THAN THREE PERCENT AS MEASURED ON  AN  ANNUAL
    13  BASIS  UNLESS  A GAS CORPORATION, ELECTRIC CORPORATION OR A MUNICIPALITY
    14  INCLUDING THE LONG ISLAND POWER AUTHORITY SERVICE PROVIDER  DEMONSTRATES
    15  THAT  AN INCREASE IS NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN THE RELIABILITY AND SAFETY OF
    16  THE GRID. Every unjust or unreasonable charge made or demanded for  gas,
    17  electricity  or  any  such  service,  or  in connection therewith, or in
    18  excess of that allowed by law or by  the  order  of  the  commission  is
    19  prohibited.
    20    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD15534-01-6