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A 8888: Provides that in the case of any application for gas service to a building which is not supplied with gas, a utility corporation or municipality shall be obligated to provide gas service to such building.
What A 8888 does, verified September 28, 2025
The bill aims to provide essential services to new buildings in the state. It requires utility corporations and municipalities to provide electric and gas services to new buildings if they are not already supplied. In cases where the building is located near transmission lines, the applicant may be required to pay for the installation of the necessary facilities. The commission will review and approve the application, ensuring that the applicant agrees to pay for the installation costs. The bill takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
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3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: substituted by s8417 (2025-06-16)Alert me
Quick answers about A 8888
- What is the current status of A 8888?
- As of September 28, 2025, A 8888 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on June 16, 2025, was "substituted by s8417".
- Did A 8888 pass?
- Not yet. A 8888 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 8888, and where is it now?
- A 8888 was authored by Asm. Jo Anne Simon with 12 coauthors.
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| Jun. 16, 2025 | substituted by s8417 |
| Jun. 16, 2025 | ordered to third reading rules cal.852 |
| Jun. 16, 2025 | rules report cal.852 |
| Jun. 16, 2025 | reported |
| Jun. 16, 2025 | reported referred to rules |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, June 10, 2025 · 330 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8888 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY June 10, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to the provision of gas service to new customers The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 31 of the public service law, as 2 added by chapter 713 of the laws of 1981, is amended and a new subdivi- 3 sion 4-a is added to read as follows: 4 4. In the case of any application for electric service to a building 5 which is not supplied with electricity [or gas], a utility corporation 6 or municipality shall be obligated to provide electric service to such a 7 building, provided however, that the commission may require applicants 8 for service to buildings located in excess of one hundred feet from [gas9or] electric transmission lines to pay or agree in writing to pay mate- 10 rial and installation costs relating to the applicant's proportion of 11 the pipe, conduit, duct or wire, or other facilities to be installed. 12 4-a. In the case of any application for gas service to a building 13 which is not supplied with gas, a utility corporation or municipality 14 shall be obligated to provide gas service to such building, provided 15 however, that the commission shall require applicants for gas service to 16 such building to pay or agree in writing to pay material and installa- 17 tion costs relating to the pipe or other facilities to be installed to 18 enable service to the applicant. 19 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD13315-03-5
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