Bill > S03734

This bill directs the Public Service Commission (PSC), a state agency that regulates utility companies, to create rules by January 1, 2027, that will limit how much utility companies can charge their customers to cover the costs associated with participating in rate proceedings before the PSC. These costs can include things like lawyers' fees, payments to expert witnesses or consultants, and the salaries of employees involved in these proceedings. The PSC is also given guidance on how to establish these rules, such as by setting a maximum percentage of a utility's rate case expenses that can be recovered from customers, establishing a baseline for reasonable participation costs, and creating parameters for information sharing to reduce the time and expense of discovery, which is the process of exchanging information between parties in a legal proceeding.

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S3734