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A 4749: Provides that every customer of a water-works corporation, at no penalty, fee or service charge to decline the permission of the water-works corporation to replace an existing meter at such customer's premises that is assigned to such customer's account.

New York · Assembly · 2025–2026 Legislative Session · last verified January 8, 2026

What A 4749 does, verified January 8, 2026

The bill allows customers of water-works corporations to decline the replacement of their existing meters without any penalty, fee, or service charge. This means customers have the right to choose whether to upgrade to advanced metering infrastructure devices. The change takes effect immediately.

Bill journey
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2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to corporations, authorities and commissions (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 4749
What is the current status of A 4749?
As of January 8, 2026, A 4749 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to corporations, authorities and commissions".
Did A 4749 pass?
Not yet. A 4749 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
Who wrote A 4749, and where is it now?
A 4749 was authored by Asm. Ari Brown with 1 coauthor. Its committee of record is Assembly Corporations, Authorities & Commissions.
Recent actions2 total · showing 2
Jan. 07, 2026referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
Feb. 06, 2025referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 6, 2025 · 186 words
  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4749 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY February 6, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. E. BROWN -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to certain charges for advanced metering infrastructure for water-works corporation services The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The public service law is amended by adding a new section 2 89-q to read as follows: 3 § 89-q. Advanced metering infrastructure devices for water services. 4 It shall be the right of every customer of a water-works corporation, at 5 no penalty, fee or service charge to decline the permission of the 6 water-works corporation to replace an existing meter at such customer's 7 premises that is assigned to such customer's account. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07311-01-5 
Text of A 4749 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions
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