# New York S 6997: Relates to enforcement of pole attachment safety and quality New York S 6997, Relates to enforcement of pole attachment safety and quality, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Christopher Ryan (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-12-19 (APPROVAL MEMO.77) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S6997-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: New York S 6997 - State: New York - Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session - Title: Relates to enforcement of pole attachment safety and quality - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-03-28 - Last action: 2025-12-19, APPROVAL MEMO.77 - Sponsor: Christopher Ryan (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 18 - Subjects: ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS, CODES - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (189 yes, 35 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Public gets online pole safety reporting: benefit, low. 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… - Permit applicants must name work contractors: cost, low. 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 m… - Pole owners must identify equipment: cost, low. 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 telecommunica… - Pole violators face fines and shutdowns: cost, low. 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 v… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Christopher Ryan (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Anthony H. Palumbo (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: April Baskin (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Dean Murray (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jamaal Bailey (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: James Skoufis (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Jessica Scarcella-Spanton (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Julia Salazar (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lea Webb (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mario Mattera (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Michelle Hinchey (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Monica Martinez (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Patrick M. Gallivan (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Pete Harckham (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Robert Jackson (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Sean Ryan (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Shelley Mayer (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Steve Rhoads (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Toby Ann Stavisky (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-06-17 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 111 | 31 | | | 2025-06-06 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 50 | 3 | | | 2025-05-29 | committee | Rules Committee Vote | pass | 20 | 0 | | | 2025-05-13 | committee | Energy And Telecommunications Committee Vote | pass | 8 | 1 | | ## Actions (16) - 2025-12-19: APPROVAL MEMO.77 (Senate) - 2025-12-19: SIGNED CHAP.700 (Senate) - 2025-12-08: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (Senate) - 2025-06-17: RETURNED TO SENATE (House) - 2025-06-17: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House) - 2025-06-13: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.740 (House) - 2025-06-13: SUBSTITUTED FOR A7544A (House) - 2025-06-06: REFERRED TO CODES (House) - 2025-06-06: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate) - 2025-06-06: PASSED SENATE (Senate) - 2025-05-29: ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1499 (Senate) - 2025-05-29: COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES (Senate) - 2025-05-27: PRINT NUMBER 6997A (Senate) - 2025-05-27: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE (Senate) - 2025-05-13: REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE (Senate) - 2025-03-28: REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS (Senate) ## Bill text - Amendment A, 2025-05-27: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S6997A) - Original, 2025-03-28: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S6997) ## Related bills - S 10643: Relates to labor peace agreements and the cannabis industry wage board; repealer (signed) - S 9051: Prohibits artificial intelligence companions from using features which are considered unsafe for minors (signed) - A 5175: Requires certain security features and warning labels on baby monitors (signed) - A 11443: Relates to commercial food fish licenses (signed) - A 10343: Relates to fees and expenses in unemployment insurance proceedings; extending effectiveness (signed) - A 10052: Extends the effectiveness of the authority of the town of Red Hook to impose real estate transfer taxes and to deposit revenue from such taxes into a community… (signed) ## Sources - [Amendment A (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S6997A) - [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S6997) ## Related - [S 10643: Relates to labor peace agreements and the cannabis industry wage board; repealer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S10643-2025) - [S 9051: Prohibits artificial intelligence companions from using features which are cons…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S9051-2025) - [A 5175: Requires certain security features and warning labels on baby monitors](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A5175-2025) - [A 11443: Relates to commercial food fish licenses](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A11443-2025) - [A 10343: Relates to fees and expenses in unemployment insurance proceedings; extending e…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A10343-2025) - [A 10052: Extends the effectiveness of the authority of the town of Red Hook to impose re…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A10052-2025) - [New York bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/new-york/bills) - [New York state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/new-york) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S6997-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).