S 8536: Prohibits electric corporations and gas corporations from passing along costs or increasing charges to ratepayers as a result of increased costs incurred due to the building or operation of a data center except to those ratepayers involved with or associated with the building or operation of such data center or semiconductor fabrication plant.
What S 8536 does, verified May 29, 2026
The bill aims to protect ratepayers from increased electricity and gas charges due to the construction or operation of data centers or semiconductor fabrication plants. It prohibits electric corporations, gas corporations, and utilities from passing on costs or increasing charges to affected ratepayers. However, the costs can be charged to the specific ratepayers involved with or associated with the data center or semiconductor fabrication plant. The bill takes effect sixty days after it becomes a law.
Bill journey
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Last action: REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 8536
- What is the current status of S 8536?
- As of May 29, 2026, S 8536 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 8536 pass?
- Not yet. S 8536 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 8536, and where is it now?
- S 8536 was authored by Sen. Leroy Comrie with 3 coauthors. 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 |
| Oct. 20, 2025 | REFERRED TO RULES |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, October 20, 2025 · 309 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8536 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE October 20, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to prohibiting electric corporations and gas corporations from increasing charges to certain ratepayers due to the building or operation of a data center or semiconductor fabrication plant 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 the costs of capital expenditures or 8 maintenance of infrastructure resulting from the building or operation 9 of a data center or semiconductor fabrication plant; provided, however, 10 that such costs or increased charges shall be charged to ratepayers 11 involved with or associated with the building or operation of such data 12 center or semiconductor fabrication plant. 13 § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall 14 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment 15 and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation 16 of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and 17 completed on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD13633-03-5
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