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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 6277: Creates the state office of the utility consumer advocate

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 6277 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on March 7, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Creates the state office of the utility consumer advocate. Primary sponsor: Jessica Scarcella-Spanton (Democratic). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 13, 2025): SUBSTITUTED BY A2468.

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.

Creates the state office of the utility consumer advocate to represent interests of residential utility customers including a proposed change of rates, charges, terms and conditions of service, the adoption of rules, regulations, guidelines, orders, standards or final policy decisions.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Democratic/Working Families 2 · Republican/Conservative 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jessica Scarcella-SpantonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate23
Joe AddabboCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Robert JacksonCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate31
John LiuCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate16
Rachel MayCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate48
Peter OberackerCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate51

“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 A2468
  2. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1988
  3. COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
  4. REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
  5. REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Sources

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