Extends provisions of law relating to the New York telecommunications relay service center

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Bill Magnarelli

Extends the duration of provisions governing New York's Telecommunications Relay Service Center to June 30, 2030, maintaining existing TRS framework.

RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

Summary of Bill A. 10415 (Session: 2025-2026, New York)

Purpose and intent

The bill extends certain provisions of law relating to establishing the New York Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) Center. It updates the expiration date of a key provision and clarifies timing for when the act takes effect.

Key provisions and changes

Legislative framework: Builds on Chapter 62 of the Laws of 2003 (amending the Public Service Law to establish the New York TRS Center). It has been amended previously by Chapter 282 of the Laws of 2023.

Expiration extension: Section 4 of Part H1 of Chapter 62 (as amended) currently specifies an expiration for a portion of the act. The bill changes the expiration date of section three to June 30, 2030 (previously June 30, 2027). This extends the duration of the act’s provisions related to the TRS Center.

Effective dates:

If the act takes effect on or after April 1, 2003, the act’s provisions take effect immediately and are deemed in full force and effect as of April 1, 2003.
The expiration extension (June 30, 2030) applies to section three of the act.
The bill itself takes effect immediately upon enactment.

Who or what would be affected

The primary impact is on the New York Telecommunications Relay Service Center and its regulatory framework, including the duration of authority and provisions governing the Center’s operations under the Public Service Law.

Stakeholders potentially affected include the TRS Center’s administrators, users who rely on telecommunications relay services (such as individuals with hearing or speech disabilities), telecommunication providers, and state public service oversight entities.

Procedural and timeline aspects

Legislative action: Introduced by Assembly Member Magnarelli, co-sponsor noted.

Current action history:

Referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions (March 3, 2026).
Subsequently reported and sent through Rules, with passage in the Assembly on May 14, 2026.
Delivered to the Senate and referred to Energy and Telecommunications (May 14, 2026).

Effective date: Immediate upon enactment for the act itself; the expiration date for the relevant section is June 30, 2030.

Notes

The bill is an extension rather than a broad overhaul; it maintains the underlying structure of the TRS Center established in 2003 and earlier amendments, while prolonging the duration of specific provisions through 2030.

No new funding amounts or programmatic changes are specified in the text provided; the core change is the extended expiration date.