New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A6285: Relates to the contents of emergency response plans required to be submitted to the public service commission by electric corporations
Status: Passed both chambers, June 4, 2026
Relates to the contents of emergency response plans required to be submitted to the public service commission by electric corporations; requires such plans to include details of staffing, equipment, and ability to perform toward certain standards; requires the public service commission to establish a time-based restoration schedule.
What the bill says
An act to amend the public service law, in relation to the contents of emergency response plans required to be submitted to the public service commission by electric corporations.
From the introduced text, March 3, 2025:
AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to the contents of emergency response plans required to be submitted to the public service commission by electric corporations THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 21 of section 66 of the public service law, as separately amended by chapters 395 and 743 of the laws of 2022, subparagraph (iii) as separately amended by chapter 38 of the laws of 2023, subparagraph (xi) as separately amended by chapter 743 of the laws of 2022 and chapter 38 of the laws of 2024, subparagraphs (xii), (xiii) and (xiv) as amended by chapter 38 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows: (a) Each electric corporation subject to section twenty-five-a of this chapter shall annually, on or before December fifteenth, submit to the commission an emergency response plan for review and approval. The emergency response plan shall be designed for the reasonably prompt restoration of service in the case of an emergency event, defined for purposes of this subdivision as an event where widespread outages have occurred in the service territory of the company due to storms, cyber attack, or other causes beyond the control of the company. TO SUPPORT REASONABLY PROMPT RESTORATION …
Sponsors
- Steven Otis (D, 91) · primary sponsor
- Christopher Burdick (D, 93)
- Amy Paulin (D, 88)
- Nily Rozic (D, 25)
- Nader Sayegh (D, 90)
- Rebecca Seawright (D, 76)
- Jo Simon (D, 52)
- Jonathan Jacobson (D, 104)
- Maryjane Shimsky (D, 92)
- Angelo Santabarbara (D, 111)
- Nikki Lucas (D, 60)
Latest actions
- : RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- : PASSED SENATE
- : 3RD READING CAL.1353
- : SUBSTITUTED FOR S4430
- : REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
- : DELIVERED TO SENATE
- : PASSED ASSEMBLY
- : ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.155
- : RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- : DIED IN SENATE
Votes
- Senate Floor Vote (June 4, 2026): 53 yea, 7 nay, passed
- FLOOR Vote (June 4, 2026): 53 yea, 7 nay, passed
- Assembly Floor Vote - Final Passage (March 24, 2026): 111 yea, 32 nay, passed
Subjects: Public Service Law
Common questions
- What is A6285?
- A6285 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Relates to the contents of emergency response plans required to be submitted to the public service commission by electric corporations.
- What does A6285 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the public service law, in relation to the contents of emergency response plans required to be submitted to the public service commission by electric corporations.
- What is the status of A6285?
- Passed both chambers as of June 4, 2026. Latest action: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY (June 4, 2026).
- Who sponsored A6285?
- Steven Otis (D, 91), with 10 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A6285?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A6285
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