Requires utilities accept public assistance payments

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Requires utilities accept public assistance payments including payments from the home energy assistance programs and emergency funding programs.

Chamber: House
Introduced: Feb 12, 2026
Last action: Jun 3, 2026 — RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
Session: 2025-2026
Momentum: 61 · High

PASSAGE PROBABILITY

1% Unlikely

Why this number

Stage base Passed First Chamber — base rate 16%, measured from NY's completed sessions
Momentum +2 61/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -18 131 days quiet

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