New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York S9321: Relates to protections against utility termination for medical emergencies, life-support equipment and elderly, blind and disabled customers
Status: In committee, June 5, 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, May 5, 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
- Leroy Comrie (D, 14) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : COMMITTED TO RULES
- : AMENDED ON THIRD READING 9321A
- : ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- : 2ND REPORT CAL.
- : 1ST REPORT CAL.867
- : REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Votes
- Senate Energy And Telecommunications Committee: COMMITTEE Vote (April 28, 2026): 8 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Energy And Telecommunications Committee Vote (April 28, 2026): 8 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: Public Service Law
Common questions
- What is S9321?
- S9321 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 S9321 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 S9321?
- In committee as of June 5, 2026. Latest action: COMMITTED TO RULES (June 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored S9321?
- Leroy Comrie (D, 14).
- Where is the official record for S9321?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S9321
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