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A 6371: Prohibits the NYC water board from enacting any rules and regulations less favorable to the consumer, including timeframes for appeals and receiving refunds.
What A 6371 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to protect consumers in New York City by prohibiting the water board from adopting rules and regulations that are less favorable to them. Specifically, it seeks to: * Prohibit the water board from reducing the timeframe for consumers to appeal bills or receive refunds. * Require the water board to provide refunds to consumers in cases of backbilling errors, up to six years. * Take effect immediately, without delay.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to cities (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 6371
- What is the current status of A 6371?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 6371 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 cities".
- Did A 6371 pass?
- Not yet. A 6371 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 6371, and where is it now?
- A 6371 was authored by Asm. Alicia Hyndman. Its committee of record is Assembly Cities.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to cities |
| Mar. 04, 2025 | referred to cities |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 4, 2025 · 189 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6371 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 4, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Cities AN ACT relating to prohibiting the New York city water board from adopt- ing any rules and regulations less favorable to the consumer The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Notwithstanding any rule or regulation by any local govern- 2 ment, the New York city water board is hereby prohibited from adopting 3 any rules or regulations that reduce the timeframe for consumers to 4 appeal bills or receive refunds or are otherwise less favorable to the 5 consumer and where backbilling errors are discovered in favor of the 6 consumer, the New York city water board shall provide for and order 7 refunds up to six years. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06046-01-5
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