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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 8540: Establishes the "accountability of costs for data centers act"

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 8540 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on October 22, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Establishes the "accountability of costs for data centers act". Primary sponsor: Kristen Gonzalez (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 29, 2026): PRINT NUMBER 8540A.

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 the "accountability of costs for data centers act"; requires each electric corporation, gas corporation and municipality to establish an independent classification of service for large energy use facilities that is separate and distinct from other classifications of service; authorizes the department of public service to develop financial surety requirements.

Sponsors

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kristen GonzalezPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate59
Samra BroukCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate55
Pat FahyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate46
Andrew GounardesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Liz KruegerCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate28
Jessica Scarcella-SpantonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate23
Toby StaviskyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11

“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. PRINT NUMBER 8540A
  2. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
  3. REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
  4. REFERRED TO RULES

Sources

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