New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A10305: Relates to protections against utility termination for medical emergencies, life-support equipment and elderly, blind and disabled customers
Status: In committee, June 4, 2026
Establishes uniform definitions, standardized procedures, and uniform applications or forms, for determining a medical emergency, life-support equipment and designation of elderly, blind and disabled customers protected from termination of utility services.
What the bill says
An act to amend the public service law, in relation to protections against termination of residential utility service in cases of medical emergencies, life-support equipment and elderly, blind or disabled customers.
From the amended text, April 29, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to protections against termination of residential utility service in cases of medical emergencies, life-support equipment and elderly, blind or disabled customers THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 32 of the public service law, as added by chapter 713 of the laws of 1981, paragraph (a) as amended by chapter 382 of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows: 3. The commission shall safeguard from termination, or require restoration of service to, those residents who will suffer serious impairments to health or safety as a result of such termination or failure to restore services[. The regulations shall include, but not be limited to: (a) Medical emergencies. The commission shall require the continuation or restoration of utility service to a customer's residence where a medical emergency exists. The commission shall provide for written certification by a medical doctor, nurse practitioner or local board of health that termination of service or failure to restore service will aggravate an existing medical emergency at a customer's residence, provided that the commission may authorize an initial certification by telephone if written certification is provided within five business days. The commission shall provide for the duration, form, …
Sponsors
- Amy Paulin (D, 88) · primary sponsor
- Steven Otis (D, 91)
- Erik Dilan (D, 54)
- Maryjane Shimsky (D, 92)
- Larinda Hooks (D, 35)
- Jo Simon (D, 52)
Latest actions
- : REFERRED TO RULES
- : DELIVERED TO SENATE
- : PASSED ASSEMBLY
- : ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.478
- : REPORTED
- : PRINT NUMBER 10305A
- : AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS
- : REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS
Votes
- Assembly Floor Vote - Final Passage (June 5, 2026): 141 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee: Favorable (May 5, 2026): 18 yea, 5 nay, passed
Subjects: Public Service Law
Common questions
- What is A10305?
- A10305 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Relates to protections against utility termination for medical emergencies, life-support equipment and elderly, blind and disabled customers.
- What does A10305 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the public service law, in relation to protections against termination of residential utility service in cases of medical emergencies, life-support equipment and elderly, blind or disabled customers.
- What is the status of A10305?
- In committee as of June 4, 2026. Latest action: REFERRED TO RULES (June 4, 2026).
- Who sponsored A10305?
- Amy Paulin (D, 88), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A10305?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A10305
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