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S1551 • 2025

Relates to prohibiting the release of consumption data

Relates to prohibiting the release of consumption data

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Sponsor
Kevin S. Parker
Last action
2026-05-06
Official status
In Assembly Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relates to prohibiting the release of consumption data

Relates to prohibiting the release of consumption data Prohibits the release of a consumer's electrical or gas consumption data to any police officer, or private, local, state or federal law enforcement entity without a judicial court-ordered subpoena, warrant or the consumer's written consent.

What This Bill Does

  • Relates to prohibiting the release of consumption data Prohibits the release of a consumer's electrical or gas consumption data to any police officer, or private, local, state or federal law enforcement entity without a judicial court-ordered subpoena, warrant or the consumer's written consent.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-06 Senate

    PASSED SENATE

  2. 2026-05-06 Senate

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  3. 2026-05-06 Assembly

    REFERRED TO ENERGY

  4. 2026-04-27 Senate

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  5. 2026-04-22 Senate

    2ND REPORT CAL.

  6. 2026-04-21 Senate

    1ST REPORT CAL.818

  7. 2026-01-07 Senate

    REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

  8. 2025-06-13 Senate

    COMMITTED TO RULES

  9. 2025-04-30 Senate

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  10. 2025-04-29 Senate

    2ND REPORT CAL.

  11. 2025-04-28 Senate

    1ST REPORT CAL.704

  12. 2025-01-10 Senate

    REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Official Summary Text

Relates to prohibiting the release of consumption data
Prohibits the release of a consumer's electrical or gas consumption data to any police officer, or private, local, state or federal law enforcement entity without a judicial court-ordered subpoena, warrant or the consumer's written consent.

Current Bill Text

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

                                          1551

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                                    I N  S E N A T E

                                    January 10, 2025
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sens.  PARKER,  COMRIE, GOUNARDES, HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- read
          twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
          Committee on Energy and Telecommunications

        AN  ACT  to amend the public service law, in relation to prohibiting the
          release of consumption data

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

     1    Section 1. Section 65 of the public service law is amended by adding a
     2  new subdivision 7-a to read as follows:
     3    7-A.  NO  UTILITY  CORPORATION,  MUNICIPALITY  OR LOCAL PUBLICLY OWNED
     4  ELECTRIC OR GAS CORPORATION SHALL  SHARE,  DISCLOSE  OR  OTHERWISE  MAKE
     5  ACCESSIBLE  A  CONSUMER'S  ELECTRICAL OR GAS CONSUMPTION DATA OR ALLOW A
     6  THIRD PARTY TO SHARE, DISCLOSE, OR OTHERWISE MAKE ACCESSIBLE  A  CONSUM-
     7  ER'S  ELECTRICAL  OR  GAS  CONSUMPTION  DATA,  TO ANY POLICE OFFICER, AS
     8  DEFINED BY SECTION 1.20 OF  THE  CRIMINAL  PROCEDURE  LAW,  OR  PRIVATE,
     9  LOCAL,  STATE  OR  FEDERAL  LAW  ENFORCEMENT  ENTITY, WITHOUT A JUDICIAL
    10  COURT-ORDERED SUBPOENA, WARRANT,  OR  THE  CONSUMER'S  WRITTEN,  KNOWING
    11  CONSENT.  THIS  SUBDIVISION  SHALL  NOT  PRECLUDE A UTILITY CORPORATION,
    12  MUNICIPALITY OR LOCAL PUBLICLY OWNED ELECTRIC OR  GAS  CORPORATION  FROM
    13  USING  CUSTOMER  AGGREGATE  ELECTRICAL  CONSUMPTION  DATA  FOR ANALYSIS,
    14  REPORTING, OR PROGRAM MANAGEMENT IF ALL PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION
    15  HAS BEEN REMOVED REGARDING SUCH INDIVIDUAL CONSUMER.
    16    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD04549-01-5