---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to call centers for gas and electric corporations"
description: "Relates to call centers for gas and electric corporations; sets penalties for violations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "S 8626"
citation: "New York S 8626 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John Mannion"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-02-22"
last_action: "2024-12-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6f1c7b8f-3608-4e18-8716-498383b9f2d4"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S8626"
source_hash: "325a03cbf9822d6781a6520709bbadc31a0168d4456bf5627835cc1ebea5f046"
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 8626 (2023-2024) — Relates to call centers for gas and electric corporations

Relates to call centers for gas and electric corporations; sets penalties for violations.

## Version chain

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

1. **S8626** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S8626&term=2023&Text=Y)
2. **S8626A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/S8626A)

## Votes

- Rules Vote - Version: A — **17–3** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **139–6** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **53–6** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- John Mannion — primary (person)
- Andrew Gounardes — cosponsor (person)
- Jessica Ramos — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin S. Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Pete Harckham — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Jackson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-22** REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-31** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2024-05-31** PRINT NUMBER 8626A `amendment-passage`
- **2024-06-05** COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-05** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1767
- **2024-06-05** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2024-06-05** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2024-06-05** REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-06** SUBSTITUTED FOR A9444A
- **2024-06-06** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.409
- **2024-06-06** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2024-06-06** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2024-12-12** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2024-12-21** SIGNED CHAP.675 `executive-signature`
- **2024-12-21** APPROVAL MEMO.98

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6f1c7b8f-3608-4e18-8716-498383b9f2d4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).