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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 1847: Requires the public service commission to consider the economic impact of utility rates and charges

Passed one chamber 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

S 1847 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Requires the public service commission to consider the economic impact of utility rates and charges. Primary sponsor: Leroy Comrie (Democratic). It lists 12 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 6, 2026): SUBSTITUTED BY A2400A.

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.

Requires consideration of evidence relating to the economic impact of major increases of rates or charges upon consumers and the areas affected by such increases of rates or charges prior to approval of any such rates or charges; establishes minimum data to be considered by the public service commission relating to such economic impact.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4 · Democratic/Working Families 3 · Republican 2 · Republican/Conservative 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Leroy ComriePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Joe AddabboCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Samra BroukCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate55
Nathalia FernándezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Patrick GallivanCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate60
Jack MartinsCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate7
Rachel MayCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate48
Peter OberackerCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate51
Tony PalumboCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Steve RhoadsCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate5
Rob RolisonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate39
Jessica Scarcella-SpantonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate23
Lea WebbCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate52

“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. SUBSTITUTED BY A2400A
  2. AMENDED ON THIRD READING 1847A
  3. VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING
  4. RETURNED TO SENATE
  5. RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY
  6. REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS
  7. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  8. PASSED SENATE
  9. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.141
  10. REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
  11. REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
  12. RETURNED TO SENATE

Showing 12 most recent of 19 actions. Full history

Sources

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