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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 8710: Prohibits utility corporations and municipalities from increasing a bill previously rendered to a small non-residential customer after twelve months from the date service was provided

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 8710 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 7, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Prohibits utility corporations and municipalities from increasing a bill previously rendered to a small non-residential customer after twelve months from the date service was provided. Primary sponsor: Michelle Hinchey (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 12, 2026): ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.492.

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.

Prohibits utility corporations and municipalities from increasing a bill previously rendered to a small non-residential customer after twelve months from the date service was provided; provides limited exceptions to such prohibition; requires the utility corporation or municipality to provide notice regarding the late billing.

Sponsors

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Michelle HincheyPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate41
Jake AshbyCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate43
Peter OberackerCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate51
Toby StaviskyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11
Jeremy ZellnerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate61

“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. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.492
  2. SUBSTITUTED FOR A11045
  3. REFERRED TO ENERGY
  4. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  5. PASSED SENATE
  6. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  7. 2ND REPORT CAL.
  8. 1ST REPORT CAL.634
  9. REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Sources

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