Defines medical needs for essential electricity and requires certain service providers to have outreach plans for customers with essential electricity medical needs
Summary
Defines medical needs for essential electricity as including but not limited to, apnea monitors for infants, cuirass respirators, hemodialysis machines, IV feeding machines, IV medical infusion machines, oxygen concentrators, positive pressure respirators, respirator/ventilators, rocking bed respirators, suction machines, tank type respirators, as well as any medical equipment or equipment necessary for an individual whose diagnosis is likely to be significantly triggered or significantly exacerbated by a continued loss of power that will adversely impact that individual's health.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Jan 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 6, 2021
Last action Mar 28, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 23, 2021
How they voted
61–0
Passed
Total votes 61
Feb 23, 2021
D
Democratic42
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Jan 5, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
upper
Feb 23, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS
lower
Feb 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Feb 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 931A
upper
Jan 6, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
AM
Anna M. Kaplan
DDemocratic
Co
JG
James Gaughran
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Addabbo
DDemocratic
Co
Tony Palumbo
RRepublican
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