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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 2488: Establishes an emergency heating energy assistance program benefit

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

S 2488 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Establishes an emergency heating energy assistance program benefit. Primary sponsor: Kevin Parker (Democratic/Working Families). Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES.

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.

Establishes an emergency heating energy assistance program benefit to provide emergency assistance to certain households where such household is threatened with shut-off or an energy emergency due to nonpayment.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic/Working Families 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kevin ParkerPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate21

“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 SOCIAL SERVICES
  2. REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

Sources

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