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Senator Wike offered the amendment while the Senate was considering a bill that sponsors described as addressing discrimination and campus hate reporting. Wike argued the amendment was germane because it would address protections in school sports for females and cited Title IX and concerns about safety and fairness. \"Women have been fighting for equal opportunity in sports for decades,\" Wike said during floor remarks advocating for the change.

Senator Stavisky opposed the amendment, saying the measure before the Senate addressed Title VI civil‑rights reporting requirements and campus hate incidents and that the amendment dealt with grades 7–12 and a different policy area. \"This legislation expands pathways for students to report incidents and does not deal with any one issue,\" Stavisky said.

The chair ruled the amendment non‑germane and out of order. Senator Wike appealed the ruling; the Senate considered the appeal and did not overturn the chair’s decision, leaving the chair’s ruling intact and the amendment excluded. The underlying bill then proceeded to a vote and was passed later in the session.

The floor exchange underscored tensions among senators about how and when to consider proposed limitations on participation in school sports for transgender students. Supporters of the amendment framed it as protecting women’s sports; opponents said it was not procedurally appropriate to attach that language to the bill under consideration and raised concerns about broader implications and context.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","New York State Senate Session - 06/05/2025","oneSentenceSummary","A floor amendment proposed by Senator Wike to bar biological males from competing in girls' middle- and high-school sports was ruled non‑germane and an appeal to overturn the chair's ruling did not succeed; the underlying bill proceeded without the amendment.","taxTitle","2025 Legislature NY, New York","taxId",77685,"location","New York","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6212460,"Senate adopts antitrust measure to expand state enforcement; critics warn of litigation risk to small businesses",595,5065000,5660000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3684688-200ed4914105e81bf8a8ca4ecdef8b51&start=5065&end=5660","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3684688-200ed4914105e81bf8a8ca4ecdef8b51/thumbnail_5065000.jpg","/articles/6212460/New-York/Senate-adopts-antitrust-measure-to-expand-state-enforcement-critics-warn-of-litigation-risk-to-small-businesses","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6212460-63db529989148ba4d8b9703d05c68944/orig.mp4?Expires=1771256371&Signature=eJLOqXQ8XASS-mSbBYsZIk-KBGV59DufmAViPhZSyRSj6BEr~opNXjY~qE07Orcq26JGf-aZTvEHJ2ohu2mEP-NrAm2zRCYcZ6wukodPcb2yNMueDr6KOVxsdA5wpQYFfq4yWNV75LNehrdSWj-lnZZj6ZnnCjKHSSXU3Ek6-8-pQkldqVfeXGXFUK2UAmgh15xkQA72wVDJuejPvPiN73XKfPvIdgjZV49oZd2Ssj~~BevB97ApB2XOdOOvBI9KzTNiAeJYzusjskhbbZ7Sh8wDYSYPl3F0aF~cVx0SEOX1355sjgw2PeMy28RgYROM6xBvTeuyUzk8t-E4lxBiyA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Albany — The New York State Senate passed legislation on June 4, 2025 intended to strengthen state antitrust enforcement by establishing a standard closer to an “abuse of dominance” test, the sponsor said, while opponents warned it could unleash litigation that burdens small businesses.

Senator Giannaris, the bill sponsor, said the measure updates a century‑old antitrust framework and would let New York pursue monopolistic or dominant conduct using an approach common in other countries. \"This bill would establish a standard that is in use throughout much of the rest of the world called abuse of dominance,\" Giannaris said on the floor.

Critics said the statutory language is vague about how markets will be defined and warned it could empower private plaintiffs and contingency‑fee attorneys to pursue suits against local operators — a scenario they compared to class-action and bounty‑hunter litigation that produces small recoveries for consumers but substantial fees for lawyers. Senator Barriello argued the bill could allow suits against owners of a few convenience stores in rural areas or other small businesses that are the sole suppliers in remote markets.

Senator Barriello said the measure risks unintended consequences for industries and arrangements that have exclusivity by design — for example, tribal gaming compacts — and argued it could discourage businesses from operating in New York. \"We're going to make demons out of people that are providing services in areas like mine that otherwise wouldn't have those services,\" Barriello said.

Supporters responded that New York already has antitrust laws and that the bill would modernize enforcement tools against dominant actors who operate in the state’s economy. Senator May, chairing Consumer Protection, framed monopolies as harmful economic outcomes and thanked the sponsor for addressing them.

The Senate approved the bill on the floor; the vote was recorded with 39 in favor and 21 opposed. The bill was announced as taking effect immediately during the session.

The legislation establishes a state standard for evaluating dominance and enables enforcement actions under state law; precise enforcement mechanisms and how the state will define relevant markets will be determined in subsequent regulatory and judicial contexts should the law take effect and be applied.

Lawmakers on both sides urged follow-up work to clarify market definitions and to examine exemptions or safeguards for small businesses and tribal compacts.","On June 4, 2025 the New York State Senate passed legislation (Calendar 1406) aiming to modernize antitrust enforcement by adopting an 'abuse of dominance' standard supporters say closes gaps in current law; opponents said the bill could generate litigation and harm small or rural businesses.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6212465,"Senate approves law letting PSC consider 'mental anguish' when penalizing utilities",844,4181000,5025000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3684688-200ed4914105e81bf8a8ca4ecdef8b51&start=4181&end=5025","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3684688-200ed4914105e81bf8a8ca4ecdef8b51/thumbnail_4181000.jpg","/articles/6212465/New-York/Senate-approves-law-letting-PSC-consider-mental-anguish-when-penalizing-utilities","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6212465-a4d4816ccc96b43e3531928324a4255b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771256371&Signature=kv-V2L1-dTW0edYh5yCwZGdsYzadmFEcvocyC~QoECYCDS5DntG~9m6o2Oly4ge9vGpCD1Pm3FSMW3TawV1fQ9PtkLEIeevxVngXuSW5BoFu~kcat0Z6-v83veS8mXTp01eL-b~SFk8Wq7pWja~6oaSBODhG7UoSRMFbtS4DNaKhqNe3kVy8MFVWlW43wo6aaaLDek4pZe5wcWntTcf1bH2Gy~5fr3LS0lofcynb7fHf2hcpTrRgnVCinu4FGvqWiaWyOUcubaV~vnZd9UXvZp7CTnZgMeH~kNJmgbIyLXQpF2gyQzlSnsq1Mp6FbiDGNGSvqxKrMDMAiYXxm~lzeQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Albany — The New York State Senate voted to pass legislation on June 4, 2025 that amends the Public Service Law to allow the New York State Public Service Commission to consider “mental anguish” and related non‑economic harms when determining penalties in investigations of utilities.

Supporters, led by Senator Hinchey, said the change will let regulators account for severe harms suffered by customers during billing failures and other utility misconduct; critics said the provision risks raising costs for household ratepayers and leaves key terms undefined.

Senator Hinchey, the bill sponsor, said the change is narrowly tailored to be used in cases where an investigation shows “egregious” utility conduct and to give regulators a tool to address harms such as the loss of housing, inability to pay for groceries, or mental-health crises that followed some billing failures. “This bill ensures the Public Service Commission can consider the hardship folks have experienced when utility companies have been shown to take advantage of them,” Hinchey said on the floor.

The bill was presented as part of a broader package of utility measures meant to address problems in rate proceedings, including delays in rate cases and retroactive “make whole” collections. Senator Mayer, speaking about the package, said delayed rate cases allow utilities to seek retroactive recovery that can compress rate increases into a short period; the package extends statutory timeframes and adds other transparency measures to give parties more time to settle disputes.

Opponents pressed procedural and fiscal concerns. Senator Walzick asked whether the bill defines “mental anguish,” and Hinchey replied there is no statutory definition in the Public Service Law; instead the term is a legal term of art that courts and other statutes have interpreted. Walzick warned that, if applied broadly, nearly every ratepayer could claim some harm when they see rising bills.

Senator Hinchey said payments ordered by the PSC under this authority would not be recoverable in subsequent rate proceedings, citing the statute that prevents utilities from passing certain penalty payments to customers. She also said the PSC could use administrative-law judges or the commission itself in investigations to determine whether non‑economic harms warrant additional penalties.

Senators debated broader causes of high utility bills during the discussion. Some members, including Senator Martin, argued that any new cost borne by utilities ultimately flows back to ratepayers; other senators, including Senator Krueger and Senator Harcombe, said long-term investments in cleaner energy and grid upgrades can lower costs and rejected blaming the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act for current bill increases.

The Senate recorded 40 votes in favor and 20 against and passed the measure. The bill was enacted with an immediate effective date as announced on the floor. The law directs the PSC to consider mental anguish only within the context of an investigation and does not itself create a private right of action.

The legislation now moves to the implementation stage within the Public Service Commission, which will determine administrative procedures for evaluating non‑economic harms in enforcement matters.","On June 4, 2025 the New York State Senate passed a bill amending the Public Service Law to allow the Public Service Commission to consider mental anguish and non-economic harms when imposing penalties on utilities; supporters said it addresses harms from billing debacles, opponents warned of costs to ratepayers.","actionData","errors"]

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