S8710 • 2025

Prohibits utility corporations and municipalities from increasing a bill previously rendered to a small non-residential customer after twelve months from the date service was provided

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Sponsor: Michelle Hinchey
Last action: 2026-05-12
Official status: Assembly Floor Calendar
Effective date: Not listed

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Prohibits utility corporations and municipalities from increasing a bill previously rendered to a small non-residential customer after twelve months from the date service was provided

Prohibits utility corporations and municipalities from increasing a bill previously rendered to a small non-residential customer after twelve months from the date service was provided Prohibits utility corporations and municipalities from increasing a bill previously rendered to a small non-residential customer after twelve months from the date service was provided; provides limited exceptions to such prohibition; requires the utility corporation or municipality to provide notice regarding the late billing.

What This Bill Does

Prohibits utility corporations and municipalities from increasing a bill previously rendered to a small non-residential customer after twelve months from the date service was provided Prohibits utility corporations and municipalities from increasing a bill previously rendered to a small non-residential customer after twelve months from the date service was provided; provides limited exceptions to such prohibition; requires the utility corporation or municipality to provide notice regarding the late billing.

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Bill History

2026-05-12 Assembly
SUBSTITUTED FOR A11045
2026-05-12 Assembly
ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.492
2026-04-16 Assembly
REFERRED TO ENERGY
2026-04-15 Senate
PASSED SENATE
2026-04-15 Senate
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
2026-03-26 Senate
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
2026-03-25 Senate
2ND REPORT CAL.
2026-03-24 Senate
1ST REPORT CAL.634
2026-01-07 Senate
REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Official Summary Text

Prohibits utility corporations and municipalities from increasing a bill previously rendered to a small non-residential customer after twelve months from the date service was provided
Prohibits utility corporations and municipalities from increasing a bill previously rendered to a small non-residential customer after twelve months from the date service was provided; provides limited exceptions to such prohibition; requires the utility corporation or municipality to provide notice regarding the late billing.

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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                                          8710

                                    I N  S E N A T E

                                     January 7, 2026
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen. HINCHEY -- 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 prohibiting the
          increase of certain utility charges after twelve months from the  time
          service was provided

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

     1    Section 1. The opening paragraph of section 66-w of the public service
     2  law is designated subdivision 1 and a new subdivision 2 is added to read
     3  as follows:
     4    2. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, A  UTILITY  CORPORATION
     5  OR  MUNICIPALITY  MAY  NOT ADJUST UPWARD A BILL PREVIOUSLY RENDERED TO A
     6  SMALL NON-RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER AFTER THE  EXPIRATION  OF  TWELVE  MONTHS
     7  FROM  THE TIME THE SERVICE TO WHICH THE ADJUSTMENT PERTAINS WAS PROVIDED
     8  UNLESS:  (A) FAILURE TO BILL CORRECTLY  WAS  CAUSED  BY  THE  CUSTOMER'S
     9  CULPABLE  CONDUCT  OR  WAS  NOT DUE TO THE NEGLECT OF THE UTILITY CORPO-
    10  RATION OR MUNICIPALITY; OR (B) THERE WAS A DISPUTE BETWEEN  THE  UTILITY
    11  CORPORATION  OR MUNICIPALITY AND THE CUSTOMER CONCERNING THE BILL DURING
    12  THE TWELVE-MONTH PERIOD. A UTILITY CORPORATION OR  MUNICIPALITY  ISSUING
    13  AN ADDITIONAL OR INCREASED BILL CHARGING FOR SERVICES RENDERED TWELVE OR
    14  MORE  MONTHS  PRIOR  TO  SUCH  DATE  OF ISSUANCE SHALL INCLUDE WITH IT A
    15  NOTICE GIVING THE REASON FOR THE LATE BILLING.
    16    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD13890-02-5