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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 7165: Authorizes the public service commission to consider non-economic loss suffered by consumers when determining penalties

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 7165 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on April 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Authorizes the public service commission to consider non-economic loss suffered by consumers when determining penalties. Primary sponsor: Michelle Hinchey (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 5, 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.

Authorizes the public service commission to consider non-economic loss suffered by consumers, including pain and suffering or mental anguish, when determining penalties against a public utility company, corporation or person or a combination gas and electric corporation.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic/Working Families 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Michelle HincheyPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate41
Samra BroukCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate55
Robert JacksonCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate31
Rachel MayCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate48

“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. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  3. PASSED SENATE
  4. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.146
  5. REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
  6. REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
  7. RETURNED TO SENATE
  8. DIED IN ASSEMBLY
  9. REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS
  10. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  11. PASSED SENATE
  12. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

Showing 12 most recent of 17 actions. Full history

Sources

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