S 6200 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to requiring utility companies maintain a toll free number for reporting service outages

Summary

Requires utility companies maintain a toll free number for consumers to call to report service outages which shall be made available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Jan 2026

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

Assembly Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 6, 2025 Last action Jun 4, 2026

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What changed between versions

S6200 → S6200A · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to add three new co-sponsors (Helming, Jackson, and Rhoads) and updated its legislative history to reflect that it was recommitteed to the Energy and Telecommunications committee. The core policy text regarding toll-free numbers for utility outages was rearranged, moving a provision about municipal exemptions to appear before the main amendments to the Public Authorities Law and General Business Law.

Scope change

The bill's substantive scope regarding utility requirements remains unchanged, but the legislative process status was updated to show the bill was recommitteed to the committee.

ELIGIBILITY

Three new senators (Helming, Jackson, and Rhoads) were added to the list of bill sponsors.

TECHNICAL

The bill number was updated from S 6200 to S 6200--A to reflect the amendment.

The legislative history was updated to record that the bill was recommitteed to the committee in accordance with Senate Rule 6.

The order of the bill's sections was rearranged; a paragraph regarding municipal exemptions was moved to appear before the sections amending other laws.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 5, 2025

How they voted

56–4

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 63

Jun 5, 2025

D Democratic41

39 Yea 2

95% Yea

R Republican22

17 Yea 4 Nay 1

77% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 27, 2026

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 6200A

upper

Apr 27, 2026

Upper · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

upper

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

upper

Jun 5, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

lower

Jun 5, 2025

Upper · Passed

PASSED SENATE

upper

Mar 6, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

upper

1 primary · 4 co-sponsors