Creates the state office of the utility consumer advocate
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Vetoed
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “Creates the state office of the utility consumer advocate” Read the full text
Assembly
What it does
Creates the state office of the utility consumer advocate to represent interests of residential utility customers including a proposed change of rates, charges, terms and conditions of service, the adoption of rules, regulations, guidelines, orders, standards or final policy decisions.
Summary from the sponsor's memo in the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Show all 17 actions
REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION · Jan 17, 2025
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REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES · Mar 25, 2025
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REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS · Mar 25, 2025
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REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES · May 20, 2025
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REPORTED · May 29, 2025
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RULES REPORT CAL.300 · May 29, 2025
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ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.300 · May 29, 2025
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PASSED ASSEMBLY · Jun 9, 2025
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DELIVERED TO SENATE · Jun 9, 2025
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REFERRED TO RULES · Jun 9, 2025
Senate
SUBSTITUTED FOR S6277 · Jun 13, 2025
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3RD READING CAL.1988 · Jun 13, 2025
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PASSED SENATE · Jun 13, 2025
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RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY · Jun 13, 2025
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DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR · Dec 1, 2025
Assembly
VETOED MEMO.60 · Dec 5, 2025
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TABLED · Dec 5, 2025
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Why the Governor vetoed it
VETO MESSAGE - No. 60 TO THE ASSEMBLY: I am returning herewith, without my approval, the following bills: Assembly Bill Number 33, entitled: "AN ACT in relation to establishing the task force to promote the employment of people with disabilities" Assembly Bill Number 468, entitled: "AN ACT directing the commissioner of motor vehicles to conduct a study of official inspection stations, safety inspections and fees" Assembly Bill Number 1988-B, entitled: "AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing a center for technical assistance relating to age-friendly health systems; and in relation to hospital performance data" Assembly Bill Number 2468, entitled: "AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to creating the state office of the utility consumer advocate" Assembly Bill Number 2497, entitled: "AN ACT establishing a fiscal cliff task force to conduct a study...
Veto message no. 60, quoted verbatim from the official record, signed KATHY HOCHUL. The full message is on the official bill page.
The numbers
37
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Jeffrey DinowitzCrystal Peoples-StokesAmy PaulinLinda RosenthalDavid WeprinWilliam ColtonAndrew HevesiVivian CookAlbert A. StirpePhil SteckDonna LupardoAngelo SantabarbaraSteven OtisPamela J. HunterDidi BarrettRebecca SeawrightAl TaylorJo Anne SimonMichael BenedettoChris BurdickHarvey EpsteinJessica Gonzalez-RojasCatalina CruzDeborah GlickAnna KellesEmily GallagherNader SayeghEdward RaDoug SmithKarl BrabenecJoe DeStefanoPaula KayGeorge AlvarezKarines ReyesDana LevenbergJonathan JacobsonGrace Lee
Recorded votes
Recorded voteSenate · 2025-06-13 · EXC 4, NAY 5, AYE 54
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the New York legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Who is lobbying on this
Public Interest Research Group Fund, Inc. (New York)via Public Interest Research Group Fund, Inc. (New York)
8 filingsAARPvia AARP
4 filingsCHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLCvia CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLC
4 filingsCONSOLIDATED EDISON COMPANY OF NEW YORK, INC.via ALBANY STRATEGIC ADVISORS, LLC
4 filingsPUBLIC UTILITY LAW PROJECT OF NEW YORK, INC.via PUBLIC UTILITY LAW PROJECT OF NEW YORK, INC.
4 filingsCHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLCvia JENKINS, PATRICK B. & ASSOCIATES
3 filingsNEW YORK STATE ENERGY COALITION, INC.via DICKINSON & AVELLA, PLLC
3 filingsRural Electric Cooperative Association, Inc. (NYS)via FEATHERSTONHAUGH & MCCARDLE, LLP
3 filingsFrom 49 filings in New York State lobbying disclosures (COELIG), via data.ny.gov, naming this bill (2025 to 2026). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.
Nothing on this page shows why any vote was cast. Recorded votes and lobbying filings are separate official records, self-reported by different parties, and neither explains the other.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Vetoed (Dec 5, 2025).