---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to consideration of capital expenditures in rate proceedings"
description: "Requires that any proposed capital expenditure to be considered in any matter affecting a major change in rates must be described by the utility and shall include the purpose, cost, and benefits to the ratepayers and shall be posted on the PSC website."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "A 2736"
citation: "New York A 2736 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jonathan Jacobson"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-01-22"
last_action: "2025-12-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a0848201-8976-4d68-b5e2-a014fc848d87"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A2736"
source_hash: "cc250289379f4f2c01e6f22419ce5a45b91a8c94a7ec73158a4e0500089bf0d0"
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 A 2736 (2025-2026) — Relates to consideration of capital expenditures in rate proceedings

Requires that any proposed capital expenditure to be considered in any matter affecting a major change in rates must be described by the utility and shall include the purpose, cost, and benefits to the ratepayers and shall be posted on the PSC website.

## Version chain

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

1. **A2736** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A2736&term=2025&Text=Y)
2. **A2736A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A2736A)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **145–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **60–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jonathan Jacobson — primary (person)
- Angelo Santabarbara — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-22** REFERRED TO ENERGY `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-16** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ENERGY `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2025-05-16** PRINT NUMBER 2736A `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-20** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-27** REPORTED
- **2025-05-27** RULES REPORT CAL.260
- **2025-05-27** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.260
- **2025-05-27** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2025-05-27** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2025-05-27** REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-05** SUBSTITUTED FOR S8213
- **2025-06-05** 3RD READING CAL.1575
- **2025-06-05** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2025-06-05** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2025-12-08** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2025-12-12** SIGNED CHAP.622 `executive-signature`
- **2025-12-12** APPROVAL MEMO.17

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a0848201-8976-4d68-b5e2-a014fc848d87`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).