# New York S 3876: Requires comparison of prices charged by energy services companies

New York S 3876, Requires comparison of prices charged by energy services companies, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Brad Hoylman-Sigal (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-12-19 (APPROVAL MEMO.65) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York S 3876
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Requires comparison of prices charged by energy services companies
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-30
- Last action: 2025-12-19, APPROVAL MEMO.65
- Sponsor: Brad Hoylman-Sigal (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: CONSUMER PROTECTION, ENERGY
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (198 yes, 15 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Clearer price comparisons for energy customers: benefit, low. Starting 180 days after the law became law, energy services companies (ESCOs) must give customers regular price comparisons. Each bill’s first page must compare the prior billing period’s energy supply and delivery prices side by side. It must show ESCO prices and what the customer would have paid…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Brad Hoylman-Sigal (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lea Webb (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rachel May (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-30 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 134 | 11 |   |
| 2025-02-25 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 57 | 4 |   |
| 2025-02-11 | committee | Consumer Protection Committee Vote | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2025-12-19: APPROVAL MEMO.65 (Senate)
- 2025-12-19: SIGNED CHAP.685 (Senate)
- 2025-12-08: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: RETURNED TO SENATE (House)
- 2025-04-30: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2025-04-01: ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.74 (House)
- 2025-04-01: SUBSTITUTED FOR A3875 (House)
- 2025-02-25: REFERRED TO ENERGY (House)
- 2025-02-25: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-02-24: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: 2ND REPORT CAL. (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: 1ST REPORT CAL.319 (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION (Senate)

## Bill text

- Original, 2025-01-30: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S3876)

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## Sources
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S3876)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S3876-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).