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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 8865: Requires utility corporations and municipalities to notify property owners prior to beginning any scheduled non-emergency construction or other work

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 8865 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 12, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Requires utility corporations and municipalities to notify property owners prior to beginning any scheduled non-emergency construction or other work. Primary sponsor: Pete Harckham (Democratic/Working Families). Most recent recorded action (June 4, 2026): SUBSTITUTED BY A11030A.

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 a utility corporation or municipality to notify property owners at least five business days prior to beginning any non-emergency construction or other work that will result in a planned interruption of a customer's property; requires notice to include, but not be limited to, a description of the work to be performed, the expected duration of such work, the location of such work, and the contact information for the utility performing such work; exempts cases where a natural or man-made disaster or state of emergency occurs.

Sponsors

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Pete HarckhamPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate40

“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. SUBSTITUTED BY A11030A
  2. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1737
  3. COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
  4. PRINT NUMBER 8865A
  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