---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to automated identification of OTDA assistance program participants"
description: "Relates to automated identification of OTDA assistance program participants; identifies entities to be defined as a \"utility corporation\"; requires utility corporations to administer secure transmission of participant data; requires utility corporations to conduct automated file matching with OTDA assistance program participant accounts; directs utility corporations to notify participants of automatic enrollment in utility corporation affordability program; makes related provisions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "A 8488"
citation: "New York A 8488 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michaelle C. Solages"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-04"
last_action: "2024-02-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e070a830-0aa0-4892-a8b9-ad7dc311b652"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A8488"
source_hash: "89adfac21a933b2165f23b6200678824a5b73e43c0d466a82d371a74be35c54e"
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 8488 (2023-2024) — Relates to automated identification of OTDA assistance program participants

Relates to automated identification of OTDA assistance program participants; identifies entities to be defined as a "utility corporation"; requires utility corporations to administer secure transmission of participant data; requires utility corporations to conduct automated file matching with OTDA assistance program participant accounts; directs utility corporations to notify participants of automatic enrollment in utility corporation affordability program; makes related provisions.

## Version chain

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

1. **A8488** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A8488&term=2023&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **61–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **144–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Michaelle C. Solages — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-04** REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-30** REPORTED
- **2024-02-01** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.291
- **2024-02-05** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2024-02-05** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2024-02-05** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-07** SUBSTITUTED FOR S8022
- **2024-02-07** 3RD READING CAL.176
- **2024-02-07** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2024-02-07** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2024-02-13** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2024-02-13** SIGNED CHAP.78 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e070a830-0aa0-4892-a8b9-ad7dc311b652`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).