Relates to denials of increased utility rates and charges

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Relates to denials of increased utility rates and charges

Relates to denials of increased utility rates and charges Provides that whenever the public service commission denies a request by a utility for a major change in rates or charges, the schedule, rate, charge, form of contract or agreement, rule, regulation, general privilege, facility, or service immediately in effect prior to such request shall remain in full force and effect until such time as the commission approves a new rate, charge.

What This Bill Does

• Relates to denials of increased utility rates and charges Provides that whenever the public service commission denies a request by a utility for a major change in rates or charges, the schedule, rate, charge, form of contract or agreement, rule, regulation, general privilege, facility, or service immediately in effect prior to such request shall remain in full force and effect until such time as the commission approves a new rate, charge.

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Official Summary Text

Relates to denials of increased utility rates and charges
Provides that whenever the public service commission denies a request by a utility for a major change in rates or charges, the schedule, rate, charge, form of contract or agreement, rule, regulation, general privilege, facility, or service immediately in effect prior to such request shall remain in full force and effect until such time as the commission approves a new rate, charge.

Current Bill Text

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

                                          8491

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                                    I N  S E N A T E

                                     August 25, 2025
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen. HINCHEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

        AN ACT to amend the public  service  law,  in  relation  to  denials  of
          increased utility rates and charges

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

     1    Section 1. Subdivision 12 of section 66 of the public service  law  is
     2  amended by adding a new paragraph (m) to read as follows:
     3    (M)  WHENEVER  THE COMMISSION SHALL DENY A REQUEST BY A UTILITY FOR AN
     4  INCREASED RATE OR CHARGE, OR TARIFF,  OR  ANY  CHANGE  IN  ANY  FORM  OF
     5  CONTRACT  OR AGREEMENT OR ANY RULE OR REGULATION RELATING TO ANY RATE OR
     6  CHARGE, OR TARIFF OR SERVICE, OR IN ANY GENERAL PRIVILEGE  OR  FACILITY,
     7  THE  RATE OR CHARGE, OR TARIFF OR SERVICE IMMEDIATELY IN EFFECT PRIOR TO
     8  THE COMMISSION'S DENIAL SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT UNTIL SUCH
     9  TIME AS THE COMMISSION APPROVES A NEW  RATE  OR  CHARGE,  OR  TARIFF  OR
    10  SERVICE.
    11    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD05472-01-5