---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to extending a moratorium on utility termination of services after the COVID-19 state of emergency is lifted or expires"
description: "Relates to extending a moratorium on utility termination of services after the COVID-19 state of emergency is lifted or expires for a period of 180 days after such expiration or until December 31, 2021 whichever is later."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 1453"
citation: "New York S 1453 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["PARKER"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-01-12"
last_action: "2021-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9052c462-e64a-4d58-8dfa-a6d1db8c1194"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S1453"
source_hash: "1395d35a88631808c7b9a2f0f44321882ba3e774c1e5cc63db5e939fd527c060"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York S 1453 (2021-2022) — Relates to extending a moratorium on utility termination of services after the COVID-19 state of emergency is lifted or expires

Relates to extending a moratorium on utility termination of services after the COVID-19 state of emergency is lifted or expires for a period of 180 days after such expiration or until December 31, 2021 whichever is later.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **S1453** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S1453&term=2021&Text=Y)
2. **S1453A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/S1453A)
3. **S1453B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/S1453B)

## Votes

- Floor Vote - Version: B — **54–9** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **59–4** (pass) · upper
- Energy And Telecommunications Vote — **8–1** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **111–35** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- PARKER — primary (person)
- GAUGHRAN — cosponsor (person)
- HARCKHAM — cosponsor (person)
- HINCHEY — cosponsor (person)
- HOYLMAN — cosponsor (person)
- KAPLAN — cosponsor (person)
- KENNEDY — cosponsor (person)
- MANNION — cosponsor (person)
- MAY — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-12** REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-19** 1ST REPORT CAL.116
- **2021-01-20** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2021-01-25** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- **2021-01-26** AMENDED ON THIRD READING 1453A `amendment-passage`
- **2021-02-23** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-02-23** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-02-23** REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-25** RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY
- **2021-03-25** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2021-03-25** VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING
- **2021-03-25** AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 1453B `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-30** REPASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-03-30** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-03-30** REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-31** SUBSTITUTED FOR A6255A
- **2021-03-31** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.47
- **2021-03-31** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-03-31** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2021-04-29** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-11** SIGNED CHAP.106 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9052c462-e64a-4d58-8dfa-a6d1db8c1194`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).