S 1896 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Requires certain utilities to adopt the common equity ratio and rate of return on equity authorized by the public service commission

Summary
Requires electric corporations, gas corporations, steam corporations and water-works corporations to adopt the common equity ratio and rate of return on equity authorized by the public service commission unless such utility can successfully demonstrate that such authorized rates do not meet their capital and/or operating needs.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Last action Feb 5, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Jan 27, 2025

How they voted

528
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 63
Jan 27, 2025
D Democratic41
39 Yea 2
95% Yea
R Republican22
13 Yea 8 Nay 1
59% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
2
Committee
6
Feb 5, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO ENERGY
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 27, 2026
Committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO ENERGY
lower
Jan 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 21, 2025
Committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
Jan 14, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
upper
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors

Sponsors