STATE OF NEW YORK
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8447
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
June 25, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. WALCZYK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to amend the legislative law, in relation to establishing a
fiscal note on bills affecting ratepayers' costs for utility services
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The legislative law is amended by adding a new section 52-a
2 to read as follows:
3 § 52-a. Requirements with respect to bills affecting ratepayers' costs
4 for utility services. 1. For purposes of this section the term "ratepay-
5 er" means any person paying an electric corporation, a gas corporation,
6 a combination gas or electric corporation or a municipality for supply
7 utility services.
8 2. A bill which enacts or amends any provision of law relating to or
9 impacting the cost of utility services on a ratepayer shall contain a
10 fiscal note stating the estimated annual cost to the affected ratepayers
11 and the source of such estimate.
12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD13144-01-5
