2025-2026 Regular Session • New York Legislature
A02468
Legislative Summary
Creates the state office of the utility consumer advocate to represent interests of residential utility customers including a proposed change of rates, charges, terms and conditions of service, the adoption of rules, regulations, guidelines, orders, standards or final policy decisions.
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Bill History
1/17/2025
referred to consumer affairs and protection
Assembly
3/25/2025
reported referred to codes
Assembly
3/25/2025
reported referred to ways and means
Assembly
Roll Call Votes
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection Committee: Favorable refer to committee Codes
3/25/2025
13
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Assembly Codes Committee: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means
3/25/2025
18
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(1/17/2025)
Chamber
Assembly
Committee
Ways and Means(Assembly)
Sponsors
Democrat: 29
Republican: 4
Primary Sponsor

Jeffrey Dinowitz
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (32)
Crystal Peoples-Stokes
Democrat
Amy Paulin
Democrat
Linda Rosenthal
Democrat
David Weprin
Democrat
William Colton
Democrat
Andrew Hevesi
Democrat
Vivian Cook
Democrat
Albert Stirpe
Democrat
Phillip Steck
Democrat
Donna Lupardo
Democrat
Angelo Santabarbara
Democrat
Steven Otis
Democrat
Pamela Hunter
Democrat
Didi Barrett
Democrat
Rebecca Seawright
Democrat
Alfred Taylor
Democrat
Jo Simon
Democrat
Michael Benedetto
Democrat
Christopher Burdick
Democrat
Harvey Epstein
Democrat
Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas
Democrat
Catalina Cruz
Democrat
Deborah Glick
Democrat
Anna Kelles
Democrat
Emily Gallagher
Democrat
Nader Sayegh
Democrat
Edward Ra
Republican
Doug Smith
Republican
Karl Brabenec
Republican
Joseph DeStefano
Republican
Paula Kay
Democrat
George Alvarez
Democrat