---
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 on a per project basis and shall include the purpose and the need for each capital expenditure, total cost, and benefits to the ratepayers and the operation of the distribution system, and shall be posted on the PSC website."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "A 9441"
citation: "New York A 9441 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jonathan Jacobson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-06"
last_action: "2026-02-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2757374e-3cf6-4d3d-a9e5-eb57240f6112"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A9441"
source_hash: "b7413b6ff004e8ebb98deb3eb53c610426d8460d1f94e01a506897553bb568c0"
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 9441 (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 on a per project basis and shall include the purpose and the need for each capital expenditure, total cost, and benefits to the ratepayers and the operation of the distribution system, 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. **A9441** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A9441&term=2025&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **137–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

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

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-06** REFERRED TO ENERGY `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-07** REFERRED TO ENERGY `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-13** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-13** REPORTED
- **2026-01-13** RULES REPORT CAL.21
- **2026-01-13** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.21
- **2026-01-20** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2026-01-20** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2026-01-20** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-20** SUBSTITUTED FOR S8764
- **2026-01-20** 3RD READING CAL.16
- **2026-01-20** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2026-01-20** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2026-02-13** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2026-02-13** SIGNED CHAP.10 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2757374e-3cf6-4d3d-a9e5-eb57240f6112`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).