# Paula Kay Public lawmaker profile for the Negotiate The Future policy tracker. Profile URL: https://negotiatethefuture.org/policy-tracker/lawmakers/25825 Party: D Role: Rep District: HD-100 States: NY Tracked bills: 2 Latest activity: 2026-01-30 Summary: Paula Kay is a tracked D Rep in NY with 2 public bills. Focus areas include 1 AI, 1 Energy bills. Latest tracked bill: A10049 Requires the public service commission establish a grid modernization surcharge imposed on utilities for the energy use of data centers and high-intensity data centers which meet a specified threshold of electricity or information-technology load; establishes the grid modernization fund to finance investments in system reliability, capacity expansion, and integration of clean energy resources.. Machine-readable companions: https://negotiatethefuture.org/policy-tracker/lawmakers/profiles/25825/txt https://negotiatethefuture.org/policy-tracker/lawmakers/profiles/25825/json Source links: - Ballotpedia: https://ballotpedia.org/Paula_Kay - Vote Smart: https://votesmart.org/candidate/216765/bio - FollowTheMoney: https://www.followthemoney.org/entity-details?eid=5048715 ## Tracked bills (2) ### A10049 — Requires the public service commission establish a grid modernization surcharge imposed on utilities for the energy use of data centers and high-intensity data centers which meet a specified threshold of electricity or information-technology load; establishes the grid modernization fund to finance investments in system reliability, capacity expansion, and integration of clean energy resources. URL: https://negotiatethefuture.org/policy-tracker/NY/2025/A10049 Jurisdiction: NY Session year: 2025 Status: Introduced Categories: Energy Updated: 2026-01-30 Text available: yes ### A08962 — Enacts the "New York fundamental artificial intelligence requirements in (FAIR) news act"; provides requirements for fairness in disclosures to news media workers, news media consumers, oversight of AI systems, and workplace protections for news media workers. URL: https://negotiatethefuture.org/policy-tracker/NY/2025/A08962 Jurisdiction: NY Session year: 2025 Status: Introduced Categories: AI Updated: 2026-01-07 Text available: yes