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NY S02573

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/21/2025

Primary Sponsor

Robert Ortt

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Prohibits municipal corporations from adopting local laws, ordinances, regulations, or policies that ban utility service connections based on energy type or source

  • Defines "utility service" as natural gas, propane, fuel oil, or other fossil fuels provided to customers

  • Prevents local governments from blocking reconnection of fossil fuel services to existing customers

  • Effectively preempts local "gas ban" ordinances that would require all-electric construction in new buildings

  • Takes effect immediately upon passage

Legislative Description

Prohibits the governing board of a municipal corporation from adopting any law, ordinance, regulation or policy that prohibits, or has the effect of prohibiting, the connection or reconnection of a utility service to a customer based upon the type or source of energy to be delivered to the customer.

Last Action

REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

1/7/2026

Committee Referrals

Local Government1/21/2025

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