A 6960: Requires electric corporations and gas corporations to provide, as part of every billing statement, a tariff cost estimate in a clear, conspicuous and easily understandable manner; requires such corporations to include an itemized disclosure of the primary cost components comprising the delivery portion of the bill.
The bill aims to increase transparency in electricity and natural gas bills by requiring utility corporations to provide clear and easily understandable information to their customers. The bill requires utility corporations to include an itemized disclosure of primary cost components on each customer bill for delivery services. This disclosure should include average allocations per customer based on the corporation's most recent rate plan approved by the commission, broken down into categories such as executive compensation, repairs and maintenance, and property taxes paid to local governments. The commission is responsible for prescribing the format and method of calculation for these disclosures, which may be required to appear on the bill face or as a supplemental statement. Utility corporations must annually update these allocations to reflect the most recent revenue requirement app…
- What is the current status of A 6960?
- As of April 2, 2026, A 6960 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on April 1, 2026, was "print number 6960b".
- Did A 6960 pass?
- Not yet. A 6960 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 6960, and where is it now?
- A 6960 was authored by Asm. Jonathan Jacobson. It is filed under PBS, alongside 90 other New York PBS bills this session.
| Apr. 01, 2026 | print number 6960b |
| Apr. 01, 2026 | amend (t) and recommit to energy |
| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to energy |
| Mar. 19, 2025 | amend (t) and recommit to energy |
| Mar. 19, 2025 | print number 6960a |
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6960 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 18, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JACOBSON -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Energy AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to prohibiting elec- tric corporations and gas corporations from increasing charges due to tariffs imposed by the United States or Canada or any province of Canada The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 66 of the public service law is amended by adding a 2 new subdivision 33 to read as follows: 3 33. Prohibit electric corporations, gas corporations, and utilities 4 from passing along costs or increasing charges to ratepayers for elec- 5 tricity and natural gas, or any associated goods and services, as a 6 result of increased costs incurred by the electric corporation, gas 7 corporation, or utility due to tariffs placed by the government of the 8 United States on the importation of goods, services or materials from 9 countries outside the United States or due to tariffs placed by the 10 government of Canada or any province of Canada on the exportation of 11 goods, services, or materials to the United States. 12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10774-02-5