New York 2025 Session Status: Introduced

S10424 — Enacts the "fair authorized investment returns act"

Last action — In Senate Committee

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced May 15, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Odds of enactment

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In plain language

Establishes a default return on equity for covered utilities based on US Treasury rates.

The bill sets a default authorized return on equity for utilities, equal to the ten-year US Treasury rate plus 200 basis points, which resets annually. It also creates a market-based competitive equity auction for determining costs.

What this means for you
  • Utilities: What this means for you: The bill will establish a default return rate affecting your equity calculations and financial planning.

Summary

Enacts the "fair authorized investment returns act"; sets a default authorized return on equity equal to the ten year US Treasury rate plus two hundred basis points; provides such default authorized return shall reset annually; establishes a competitive equity auction through which the cost of equity for a covered utility may be determined on a market basis, whether initiated by the utility or ordered by the commission.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 218 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (218)

218 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does S10424 do?
Enacts the "fair authorized investment returns act"; sets a default authorized return on equity equal to the ten year US Treasury rate plus two hundred basis points; provides such default authorized return shall reset annually; establishes a competitive equity auction through which the cost of equity for a covered utility may be determined on a market basis, whether initiated by the utility or ordered by the commission.
Who sponsors S10424?
S10424 is sponsored by Shelley Mayer.
What is the current status of S10424?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced May 15, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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