S 4590 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to establishing the New York state grid modernization commission

Summary

Relates to establishing the New York state grid modernization commission; provides the commission shall conduct a study of research, development and demonstrations of electric grid modernization and shall issue such report to the state energy planning board for consideration in the state energy plan.

Issues: ✓ Energy

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 10, 2025 Last action Mar 11, 2026

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What changed between versions

S4590 → S4590A · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended and renumbered from S 4590 to S 4590A after committee review. The most significant substantive change adds a requirement for the Grid Modernization Commission to include at least one local official from a city, town, or village that owns or operates a municipal electric utility, ensuring municipal utility representation on the commission.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to require municipal utility representation on the commission, while the overall structure and other provisions remain substantially unchanged.

ELIGIBILITY

Added a requirement that the Grid Modernization Commission must include at least one local official from a city, town, or village that owns or operates a municipal electric utility.

TECHNICAL

Bill was renumbered from S 4590 to S 4590A and updated with committee action history showing it was reported favorably and amended.

Minor formatting adjustment in the opening text where 'Assembly' was changed from a line break to a single line.

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Committee

Amendments

Mar 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 4590A

upper

Mar 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE

upper

Mar 4, 2026

Committee

REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

upper

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

upper

Feb 25, 2025

Committee

REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

upper

Feb 10, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors