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: Senate
Introduced: Feb 19, 2026
Last action: Jun 3, 2026 — SUBSTITUTED BY A10160A
Session: 2025-2026
Momentum: 41 · Moderate

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1% Unlikely

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Stage base Amended — base rate 13%, measured from NY's completed sessions
Momentum -2 41/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -18 131 days quiet

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