New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York S8062: Requires certain utility corporations and the Long Island power authority to establish a meter usage monitor program
Status: In committee, June 5, 2026
Requires certain utility corporations and the Long Island power authority to establish a meter usage monitor program for the purposes of notifying residential customers when energy usage exceeds a cost or usage threshold in a given billing period determined by the residential customer.
What the bill says
An act to amend the public service law and the public authorities law, in relation to requiring certain utility corporations and the Long Island power authority to establish a meter usage monitoring program.
From the amended text, June 2, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the public service law and the public authorities law, in relation to requiring certain utility corporations and the Long Island power authority to establish a meter usage monitoring program THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public service law is amended by adding a new section 39-a to read as follows: § 39-A. METER USAGE MONITORING PROGRAM. 1. THE COMMISSION SHALL REQUIRE ANY UTILITY CORPORATION UTILIZING ADVANCED METERING INFRASTRUCTURE TO ESTABLISH A USAGE MONITORING PROGRAM FOR THE PURPOSES OF NOTIFYING RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS WHEN SUCH UTILITY USAGE EXCEEDS A USAGE THRESHOLD, AS DETERMINED BY SUCH RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER, IN A GIVEN BILLING PERIOD. THE USAGE MONITORING PROGRAM SHALL NOTIFY RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS ELECTRONICALLY OR BY MAIL WHEN HALF OF THEIR DETERMINED ENERGY USAGE THRESHOLD IS MET, AND WHEN THEIR USAGE THRESHOLD EXCEEDS THEIR DETERMINED THRESHOLD. SUCH NOTIFICATION SHALL INCLUDE AN ESTIMATE OF THEIR MONTHLY BILL. 2. THE USAGE MONITORING PROGRAM SHALL BE AN ELECTIVE PROGRAM FOR RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS AND DESIGNED TO PROVIDE SUCH RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13114-05-6 S. 8062--B 2 WITH DAILY UPDATES ON THEIR UTILITY USAGE. SUCH USAGE INFORMATION SHALL BE ACCESSIBLE TO THE CUSTOMER ONLINE WITHIN SUCH CUSTOMER'S …
Sponsors
- Lea Webb (D, 52) · primary sponsor
- Robert Jackson (D, 31)
- Peter Oberacker (R, 51)
Latest actions
- : COMMITTED TO RULES
- : AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 8062B
- : VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING
- : RETURNED TO SENATE
- : RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY
- : REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS
- : DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- : PASSED SENATE
- : ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- : AMENDED 8062A
Votes
- FLOOR Vote (April 15, 2026): 55 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Energy And Telecommunications Committee: COMMITTEE Vote (February 24, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Energy And Telecommunications Committee Vote (February 24, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
- FLOOR Vote (June 5, 2025): 60 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Rules Committee: COMMITTEE Vote (June 4, 2025): 20 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Rules Committee Vote (June 4, 2025): 20 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Public Service Law
Common questions
- What is S8062?
- S8062 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Requires certain utility corporations and the Long Island power authority to establish a meter usage monitor program.
- What does S8062 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the public service law and the public authorities law, in relation to requiring certain utility corporations and the Long Island power authority to establish a meter usage monitoring program.
- What is the status of S8062?
- In committee as of June 5, 2026. Latest action: COMMITTED TO RULES (June 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored S8062?
- Lea Webb (D, 52), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S8062?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S8062
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