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New YorkS 69972025-2026 Regular SessionSenate

Relates to enforcement of pole attachment safety and quality

Sponsored By: Christopher Ryan (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONSCODES

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

4 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 3 costs, 0 mixed.

Public gets online pole safety reporting

New York's Public Service Commission must provide an online complaint form for the public and telecommunications workers. Reports can cover unlawfully moved equipment, attachments failing industry standards, unsafe poles or equipment, and other Commission-approved safety concerns. Standards include the National Electrical Safety Code and Telcordia Standards. The form must collect the complaint's date, time, location, description, and available owner, attacher, or contractor information, and allow photos. The Commission must inspect within two weeks of submission, determine whether a violation occurred, and notify responsible parties within two weeks of a finding.

Permit applicants must name work contractors

Applicants for municipal right-of-way permits must identify every contractor, subcontractor, or agent who will perform the work. This applies to companies, sole proprietors, independent contractors, and other types of entities. If those entities change after submission, applicants must update the municipality within five business days. The requirement takes effect immediately.

Pole owners must identify equipment

Effective immediately, New York requires pole owners and companies attaching equipment to report information that physically identifies their equipment. This applies to new attachments and when poles or attachments are changed, repaired, or inspected. Reports must name the equipment's telecommunications or cable owner and responsible contractor or subcontractor. They must include the work's start date, estimated completion date, and any other ownership information the Public Service Commission requires. Reports must be electronic; the Commission must keep an electronic database and set uniform reporting forms and formats.

Pole violators face fines and shutdowns

After written notice of a violation and findings, responsible parties generally have one week to fix the problem. The Public Service Commission can shorten or extend that deadline based on the violation's nature and severity. Unfixed or poorly fixed violations face fines up to $20,000 for a first violation and $50,000 for a second; a third can trigger a county stop-work order. The first two fines exclude one-touch make-ready rule violations, which carry a separate required fine up to $20,000. Twice yearly, the Commission must list attachers, internet providers, and their contractors with three or more violations and share it with relevant agencies, including the Division of Broadband Access.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Christopher Ryan

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Anthony H. Palumbo

    Republican • Senate

  • April Baskin

    Democratic • Senate

  • Dean Murray

    Republican • Senate

  • Jamaal Bailey

    Republican • Senate

  • James Skoufis

    Democratic • Senate

  • Jessica Scarcella-Spanton

    Democratic • Senate

  • Julia Salazar

    Democratic • Senate

  • Lea Webb

    Democratic • Senate

  • Mario Mattera

    Republican • Senate

  • Michelle Hinchey

    Democratic • Senate

  • Monica Martinez

    Democratic • Senate

  • Patrick M. Gallivan

    Republican • Senate

  • Pete Harckham

    Democratic • Senate

  • Robert Jackson

    Democratic • Senate

  • Sean Ryan

    Democratic • Senate

  • Shelley Mayer

    Democratic • Senate

  • Steve Rhoads

    Republican • Senate

  • Toby Ann Stavisky

    Democratic • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 189 • No: 35

House vote • 6/17/2025

Assembly floor vote

Yes: 111 • No: 31

Senate vote • 6/6/2025

FLOOR Vote

Yes: 50 • No: 3

committee vote • 5/29/2025

Rules Committee Vote

Yes: 20 • No: 0

committee vote • 5/13/2025

Energy And Telecommunications Committee Vote

Yes: 8 • No: 1

Actions Timeline

  1. APPROVAL MEMO.77

    12/19/2025Senate

  2. SIGNED CHAP.700

    12/19/2025Senate

  3. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

    12/8/2025Senate

  4. RETURNED TO SENATE

    6/17/2025House

  5. PASSED ASSEMBLY

    6/17/2025House

  6. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.740

    6/13/2025House

  7. SUBSTITUTED FOR A7544A

    6/13/2025House

  8. REFERRED TO CODES

    6/6/2025House

  9. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    6/6/2025Senate

  10. PASSED SENATE

    6/6/2025Senate

  11. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1499

    5/29/2025Senate

  12. COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

    5/29/2025Senate

  13. PRINT NUMBER 6997A

    5/27/2025Senate

  14. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE

    5/27/2025Senate

  15. REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

    5/13/2025Senate

  16. REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

    3/28/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • Amendment A

    5/27/2025

    PDF

  • Original

    3/28/2025

    PDF

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