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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 7963: Eliminates late fees for residential utility customers

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 7963 is a bill introduced in the New York House on April 16, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Eliminates late fees for residential utility customers. Primary sponsor: Yudelka Tapia (Democratic). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS.

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.

Eliminates late fees for residential utility customers; provides that no late payment charges may be imposed on residential customers.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5 · Democratic/Working Families 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Yudelka TapiaPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse86
William ColtonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse47
Gabriella RomeroCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse109
MaryJane ShimskyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse92
Jo Anne SimonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse52
Emérita TorresCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse85
Kalman YegerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse41

“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 CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS
  2. PRINT NUMBER 7963A
  3. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS
  4. REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

Sources

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