A 7625 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to requiring gas pipeline facilities to accelerate the repair, rehabilitation, and replacement of equipment or pipelines that are leaking or leak prone

Summary
Requires gas pipeline facilities to accelerate the repair, rehabilitation, and replacement of equipment or pipelines that are leaking or leak prone and increase safety reporting relating to gas pipeline leaks; requires the public service commission to establish timelines for the repair, rehabilitation or replacement of leaking or leak prone infrastructure; requires the commission to provide a gas safety report to the legislature.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Apr 1, 2025 Last action May 28, 2026
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What changed between versions

A7625 A7625A · 5 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended to clarify definitions, streamline repair requirements, and expand reporting obligations. The title was updated to reflect the focus on 'leak prone' infrastructure, and the definition of 'leak prone' was moved to the main text to provide clearer guidance on what equipment requires immediate attention. Operational requirements were simplified by combining repair and replacement tasks into a single list, while the regulatory timeline was shortened to give the commission one year instead of two to establish rules and reporting forms. Additionally, the annual safety report now includes a broader list of recipients, ensuring the Governor and legislative leaders receive updates on pipeline safety progress.
Scope change
The bill's scope was refined by clarifying the definition of 'leak prone' infrastructure and expanding the list of officials who receive the annual gas safety report.
DEFINITION

The definition of 'leak prone' was moved from a complex regulatory clause into the main text to clearly define it as piping posing a high risk of leaking or being unfit due to age, materials, or maintenance issues.

REQUIREMENT

Operator obligations were consolidated; the requirement to repair, rehabilitate, and replace equipment was streamlined into a single list of actions rather than separate steps.

TIMELINE

The deadline for the commission to issue rules and establish reporting forms was accelerated from one year after the next legislative session to just one year after the act's effective date.

ENFORCEMENT

The recipients of the annual gas safety report were expanded to include the Governor, the Senate President, and the Assembly Speaker, in addition to the existing committee chairs.

TECHNICAL

Minor formatting changes were made to the bill number and committee status to reflect that the bill has been amended and re-referred.

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Actions timeline

Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Amendments
2
May 19, 2026
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO ENERGY
lower
Jun 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 7625A
lower
Jun 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO ENERGY
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO ENERGY
lower
1 primary · 14 co-sponsors

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