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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 8610: Relates to the trustees of the power authority of the state of New York

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 8610 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on December 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to the trustees of the power authority of the state of New York. Primary sponsor: Kristen Gonzalez (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 2 additional sponsors. 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.

Enacts the "public power democracy act"; increases the number of trustees on the power authority of the state of New York from seven to seventeen; authorizes termination of a trustee.

Sponsors

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kristen GonzalezPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate59
Leroy ComrieCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Julia SalazarCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate18

“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. REFERRED TO RULES

Sources

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