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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 6491: Requires electric corporations and gas corporations to provide, as part of every billing statement, a tariff cost estimate in a clear, conspicuous and easily understandable manner

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 6491 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on March 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Requires electric corporations and gas corporations to provide, as part of every billing statement, a tariff cost estimate in a clear, conspicuous and easily understandable manner. Primary sponsor: Michelle Hinchey (Democratic/Working Families). Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

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 electric corporations and gas corporations to provide, as part of every billing statement, a tariff cost estimate in a clear, conspicuous and easily understandable manner; requires such corporations to include an itemized disclosure of the primary cost components comprising the delivery portion of the bill.

Sponsors

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Michelle HincheyPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate41

“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 ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
  2. PRINT NUMBER 6491B
  3. AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
  4. PRINT NUMBER 6491A
  5. AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
  6. REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Sources

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