New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A10422: Relates to civil penalties imposed by the public service commission upon certain utility corporations
Status: In committee, June 4, 2026
Requires that any sanction or civil penalty imposed by the public service commission be returned to the rate payers by means of a direct bill credit, as soon as practically feasible or no later than ninety days.
What the bill says
An act to amend the public service law, in relation to certain sanctions and civil penalties.
From the introduced text, March 5, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to certain sanctions and civil penalties THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 24 of the public service law, as amended by chapter 665 of the laws of 1980, is amended to read as follows: § 24. Action to recover penalties or forfeitures. An action to recover a penalty or a forfeiture under this chapter or to enforce the powers of the commission may be brought in any court of competent jurisdiction in this state in the name of the people of the state of New York, and shall be commenced and prosecuted to final judgment by the commission. In any such action all penalties and forfeitures incurred up to the time of commencing the same may be sued for and recovered therein, and the commencement of an action to recover a penalty or forfeiture shall not be, or be held to be, a waiver of the right to recover any other penalty or forfeiture; if the defendant in such action shall prove that during any portion of the time for which it is sought to recover penalties or forfeitures for a violation of an order or regulation of the commission the defendant was actually and in …
Sponsors
- Edward Braunstein (D, 26) · primary sponsor
- Andrew Hevesi (D, 28)
- Steven Otis (D, 91)
Latest actions
- : SUBSTITUTED BY S8908
- : ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.508
- : RULES REPORT CAL.508
- : REPORTED
- : REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
- : REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
- : REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS
Votes
- Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules (June 4, 2026): 32 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable (June 4, 2026): 28 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means (May 21, 2026): 24 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Public Service Law
Common questions
- What is A10422?
- A10422 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Relates to civil penalties imposed by the public service commission upon certain utility corporations.
- What does A10422 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the public service law, in relation to certain sanctions and civil penalties.
- What is the status of A10422?
- In committee as of June 4, 2026. Latest action: SUBSTITUTED BY S8908 (June 4, 2026).
- Who sponsored A10422?
- Edward Braunstein (D, 26), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A10422?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A10422
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