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S 5697: Requires utility corporations and municipalities include in an email regarding a bill for service the amount owed on such bill for service where the amount owed is prominently displayed and accurate.

New York · Senate · 2025–2026 Legislative Session · last verified January 8, 2026

What S 5697 does, verified January 8, 2026

The bill requires utility corporations and municipalities to include the total amount owed by a customer on their bill for service in any emails sent regarding the bill. This amount must be prominently displayed in the body of the email and clearly visible to the customer upon opening the email. The bill also ensures that the bill total is accurate and up-to-date at the time of sending the email. The changes take effect 90 days after the bill becomes a law.

Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 5697
What is the current status of S 5697?
As of January 8, 2026, S 5697 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 5697 pass?
Not yet. S 5697 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
Who wrote S 5697, and where is it now?
S 5697 was authored by Sen. James Skoufis. Its committee of record is Senate Energy & Telecommunications. It is filed under PBS, alongside 90 other New York PBS bills this session.
Author and sponsors
Sen. James SkoufisAuthor · New York State Senate
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Recent actions2 total · showing 2
Jan. 07, 2026REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Feb. 28, 2025REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 28, 2025 · 246 words
  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5697 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE February 28, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommuni- cations AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to requiring utility corporations and municipalities include in an email regarding a bill for service the amount owed on such bill for service The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 44 of the public service law is amended by adding a 2 new subdivision 8 to read as follows: 3 8. Every utility corporation or municipality shall explicitly include 4 in any emails sent regarding a bill for service to residential customers 5 the total amount owed by the customer on such bill for service. The 6 total amount due shall be prominently displayed in the body of the email 7 and shall be clearly and easily visible to the customer upon opening the 8 email. Utility companies shall ensure that the bill total is accurate 9 and up-to-date at the time of sending the email. 10 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 11 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09800-01-5
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