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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 168: Relates to requiring the establishment of automatic payment plans

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 168 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to requiring the establishment of automatic payment plans. Primary sponsor: Brian Cunningham (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Relates to requiring the establishment of automatic payment plans; requires utility companies headquartered in New York to establish a statewide program to provide eligible participants with affordable payment plans.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Brian CunninghamPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Angelo SantabarbaraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse111

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
  2. REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
  3. PRINT NUMBER 168A
  4. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ENERGY
  5. REFERRED TO ENERGY

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source