S 2182 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Permits the rendering of an estimated bill from a utility corporation or municipality under certain circumstances

Summary
Permits the rendering of an estimated bill from a utility corporation or municipality under certain circumstances; requires each utility corporation and municipality within six months to submit to the commission a model for the calculation of and procedures for estimated bills that incorporates best practices and technology and accounts for any barriers to the use of actual meter readings.
Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Assembly Passage
Jun 2025
Vetoed
Dec 2025
Introduced Jan 15, 2025 Vetoed Dec 5, 2025
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What changed between versions

S2182 S2182A · 4 edits
MODERATE
This bill was amended to add new sponsors and track its legislative progress through multiple committee readings. The substantive policy changes add a new provision clarifying that readings from advanced metering infrastructure count as actual readings, and reorganizes the billing restrictions section by moving the commission settlement language to a new subsection (e) and adding the advanced metering definition as subsection (f).
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on utility billing practices, but the reorganization clarifies the relationship between estimated billing rules and commission settlements.
DEFINITION

Added new subsection (f) defining readings from advanced metering infrastructure enabled meters as actual readings, which affects how utilities classify meter data for billing purposes.

REQUIREMENT

Reorganized the billing restrictions section by moving the commission settlement language from subsection (d) to new subsection (e), clarifying that the law does not override stricter settlement agreements.

SCOPE

Added new subsection (f) to clarify that advanced metering infrastructure readings count as actual readings, expanding the definition of acceptable meter data.

TECHNICAL

Added Cal. No. 150 designation and updated legislative tracking information to reflect the bill's progress through Senate committees and its return to third reading.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 27, 2025 · Assembly Jun 5, 2025

How they voted

600
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 63
Jan 27, 2025
D Democratic41
39 Yea 2
95% Yea
R Republican22
21 Yea 1
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Dec 5, 2025
Vetoed
VETOED MEMO.83
upper
Jun 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
May 14, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
May 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
REPASSED SENATE
upper
Apr 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
AMENDED ON THIRD READING 2182A
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS
lower
Jan 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 21, 2025
Committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
Jan 15, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors

Sponsors