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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 9263: Requires utilities accept public assistance payments

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 9263 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on February 19, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Requires utilities accept public assistance payments. Primary sponsor: Robert Jackson (Democratic/Working Families). Most recent recorded action (June 3, 2026): SUBSTITUTED BY A10160A.

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 utilities accept public assistance payments including payments from the home energy assistance programs and emergency funding programs.

Sponsors

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Robert JacksonPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate31

“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 A10160A
  2. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1651
  3. COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
  4. PRINT NUMBER 9263A
  5. AMEND 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