S 8908 NY
Relates to civil penalties imposed by the public service commission upon certain utility corporations
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Summary
NY S 8908 requires that civil penalties and sanctions imposed by the Public Service Commission on utilities be returned to rate payers. The bill requires utilities to provide the penalty amounts to customers as direct bill credits on their utility bills. The bill requires the bill credits to be issued within ninety days or as soon as practically feasible.
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Official abstract
Requires that any sanction or civil penalty imposed by the public service commission be returned to the rate payers by means of a direct bill credit, as soon as practically feasible or no later than ninety days.
Sponsor (1)
- Leroy Comrie Democratic · primary
3 coauthors / cosponsors
- Peter Oberacker Republican · cosponsor
- Steve Rhoads Republican · cosponsor
- Jeremy Zellner Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (11)
- Jan 14, 2026 REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS · upper
- Mar 24, 2026 1ST REPORT CAL.635 · upper
- Mar 25, 2026 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
- Mar 26, 2026 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
- Apr 15, 2026 PASSED SENATE · upper
- Apr 15, 2026 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
- Apr 16, 2026 REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS · lower
- Jun 4, 2026 SUBSTITUTED FOR A10422 · lower
- Jun 4, 2026 ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.508 · lower
- Jun 4, 2026 PASSED ASSEMBLY · lower
- Jun 4, 2026 RETURNED TO SENATE · lower
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