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NY S07328
Bill
Status
6/5/2025
Primary Sponsor
Michelle Hinchey
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AI Summary
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Increases the number of Public Service Commission members from five to eight, with no more than five commissioners from the same political party
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Requires at least two commissioners (up from one) to have experience in utility consumer advocacy, and mandates that appointments ensure commissioners represent diverse specified fields including economics, engineering, law, and utility regulation
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Establishes a duty for the commission to protect the public interest, including ensuring affordable, safe, secure, and reliable access to utility services, with determinations prioritizing consumer interests and affordability
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Prohibits appointment of commissioners who were employed by a regulated electric, gas, steam, telecommunications, or water utility within the previous two years
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Replaces gendered language ("chairman," "he," "his") with gender-neutral terms ("chairperson," "they," "their") throughout the statute
Legislative Description
Increases the number of commissioners of the public service commission to eight; requires the commission to have a duty to protect public interest, including ensuring access to utility services for residential and business customers; prohibits commissioners from having been employed within the last two years by an electric, gas, steam, telecommunications, or water utility that is regulated by the commission.
Last Action
referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
2/5/2026