Enacts the "automatic utility deferment act"

Summary

If New York’s budget isn’t approved by April 1 and a payroll freeze occurs, regulated utilities must automatically stop terminating service and waive late fees for all state employees, legislators, and elected officials. The deferred balances are to be repaid on a payment plan after payroll resumes, and utilities cannot report these balances to credit bureaus. The bill also bars utilities from cutting residential service to any state employee during the freeze.

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