S 5251: Requires the public service commission to determine the cost to ratepayers of rules and regulations issued to comply with the New York state climate leadership and community protection act.
What S 5251 does, verified January 28, 2026
The bill aims to increase transparency in New York's efforts to meet the state's climate goals. The commission will develop a formula to calculate the cost of complying with the state's emissions regulations on a per ratepayer basis. This cost will be disclosed to the public at least 30 days prior to the commission issuing any new orders, directives, rules, or regulations. The commission will provide this information through public notice and on its website. The bill takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
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Last action: REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 5251
- What is the current status of S 5251?
- As of January 28, 2026, S 5251 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 ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS".
- Did S 5251 pass?
- Not yet. S 5251 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 5251, and where is it now?
- S 5251 was authored by Sen. Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick with 1 coauthor. Its committee of record is Senate Energy & Telecommunications. It is filed under PBS, alongside 90 other New York PBS bills this session.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS |
| Feb. 20, 2025 | REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 20, 2025 · 324 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5251 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 20, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CANZONERI-FITZPATRICK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommunications AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to informational notices provided on utility bills relating to compliance with the New York state climate leadership and community protection act The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as 2 the "CLCPA transparency act". 3 § 2. Section 44 of the public service law is amended by adding a new 4 subdivision 8 to read as follows: 5 8. (a) The commission shall develop a formula to determine the cost, 6 on a per ratepayer basis, to comply with the provisions set forth in 7 article seventy-five of the environmental conservation law, or any other 8 rule or regulation promulgated by a state agency prior to the effective 9 date of this subdivision, or any subsequent action taken thereafter, to 10 meet the emissions goals set forth by such article seventy-five. 11 (b) Beginning March first, two thousand twenty-six, at least thirty 12 days prior to issuing any order, directive, rule, or regulation the 13 commission shall disclose to the public through public notice and on the 14 commission's website the cost, as determined by the formula developed by 15 the commission pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subdivision, of any 16 order, directive, rule, or regulation issued by the commission to comply 17 with any provision of article seventy-five of the environmental conser- 18 vation law. 19 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD04766-01-5
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