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A 4790: Requires all new residential and commercial units in Suffolk and Nassau counties, including all structures that have realized repairs or improvements that are equal to or greater than fifty percent of the structure's value, to install underground service drops at such locations.
What A 4790 does, verified January 11, 2026
The bill requires new residential and commercial units in Suffolk and Nassau counties to install underground electrical wires. Existing overhead pole locations will be converted to underground service drops, while new developments with 20 or more single-family homes will have pad mount transformers installed. The term "service drop" refers to an overhead power connection from utility lines to the service entrance. The bill takes effect 180 days after it becomes a law.
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 4790
- What is the current status of A 4790?
- As of January 11, 2026, A 4790 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 4790 pass?
- Not yet. A 4790 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 4790, and where is it now?
- A 4790 was authored by Asm. Ari Brown with 8 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Corporations, Authorities & Commissions.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to corporations, authorities and commissions |
| Feb. 06, 2025 | referred to corporations, authorities and commissions |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 6, 2025 · 309 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4790 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 6, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. E. BROWN, DeSTEFANO, FITZPATRICK, GRAY, GANDOLFO, MAHER, K. BROWN, MIKULIN, DURSO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to underground elec- trical services in Suffolk and Nassau counties 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 54 to read as follows: 3 § 54. Underground electrical wires. 1. All new residential and commer- 4 cial units in Suffolk and Nassau counties, including all structures that 5 have realized repairs or improvements that are equal to or greater than 6 fifty percent of the structure's value, shall be required to install 7 underground service drops at such locations. All services shall be pole 8 to meter in existing overhead pole locations and pad mount transformers 9 from pad to meter in new developments of single-family homes of twenty 10 units or greater. 11 2. For the purposes of this section, the term "service drop" shall 12 mean an overhead power connection from the utility lines to the service 13 entrance. 14 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 15 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend- 16 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen- 17 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and 18 completed on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD07255-01-5
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