New YorkReduces electric corporations' response time for securing downed wires
What it does
Requires each utility to take appropriate safety precautions regarding electrical hazards, including developing plans to promptly de-energize downed wires within two hours of notification of the location of such downed wires from a municipal emergency responder and promptly secure such wires within six hours in the case of events that are not considered emergencies.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jun 1REFERRED TO RULESLatest
- Vote recorded Assembly Vote. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 1DELIVERED TO SENATE
- Jun 1PASSED ASSEMBLYPassed 1st Chamber
- May 20ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.158
- May 20RULES REPORT CAL.158
- May 20REPORTED
- May 11REPORTED REFERRED TO RULESMinor
- May 8PRINT NUMBER 10763AMajor
- May 8AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO ENERGYMajor
- Apr 1REFERRED TO ENERGYIntroduced
- Jun 1REFERRED TO RULESLatest