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Jan 05, 2022 |
referred to energy and telecommunications |
Apr 20, 2021 |
referred to energy and telecommunications |
Senate Bill S6278
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, IP, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Energy And Telecommunications Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 40th Senate District
2021-S6278 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9706
- Current Committee:
- Senate Energy And Telecommunications
- Law Section:
- Public Service Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §28, Pub Serv L; add §399-yyyy, Gen Bus L; amd §1020-cc, Pub Auth L
- Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
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S2993
2021-S6278 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires utility service providers to disclose planned rate increases to consumers within thirty but no less than seven days before a planned price increase takes effect; requires utility providers to provide contact information and a mechanism to cancel service completely.
2021-S6278 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6278 SPONSOR: KAPLAN TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public service law, the general business law and the public authorities law, in relation to requiring utility service provid- ers to disclose planned rate increases to consumers within a certain amount of time PURPOSE: This legislation would require utility service providers to disclose planned rate increases to consumers and to provide a mechanism to allow the consumer to cancel service when notified of such a rate increase. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 adds a new section 28 to the public service law to require any gas corporation, electric corporation, water corporation or munici- pality, steam corporation or telephone corporation to disclose to a
2021-S6278 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6278 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 20, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KAPLAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommuni- cations AN ACT to amend the public service law, the general business law and the public authorities law, in relation to requiring utility service providers to disclose planned rate increases to consumers within a certain amount of time THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public service law is amended by adding a new section 28 to read as follows: § 28. NOTICE OF PLANNED RATE INCREASE FOR SERVICES. 1. ANY GAS CORPO- RATION, ELECTRIC CORPORATION, WATER CORPORATION OR MUNICIPALITY, STEAM CORPORATION OR TELEPHONE CORPORATION SHALL BE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE TO A CONSUMER ANY PLANNED RATE INCREASE FOR SERVICES BEING RENDERED TO SUCH CONSUMER, WITHIN THIRTY BUT NO LESS THAN SEVEN DAYS BEFORE SUCH PLANNED RATE INCREASE TAKES EFFECT. 2. (A) ANY NOTIFICATION OF A PLANNED RATE INCREASE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE COMMUNICATED TO THE CONSUMER IN A CLEAR AND CONSPICUOUS METHOD WHICH IS SUFFICIENT TO ALERT SUCH CONSUMER THAT SUCH PLANNED RATE INCREASE IS OCCURRING. (B) A CONSUMER SHALL BE NOTIFIED IN A SEPARATE COMMUNICATION OUTSIDE OF ANY BILLING STATEMENT VIA PHONE, ELECTRONIC MAIL, LETTER, TEXT MESSAGE OR ANY COMBINATION THEREOF THAT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT "THIS IS A NOTIFICATION OF A PLANNED RATE INCREASE FOR THE SERVICES CURRENTLY BEING RENDERED". INCLUSION OF SUCH NOTIFICATION AS PART OF ANY BILLING STATEMENT SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE COMPLIANCE WITH THIS SECTION. 3. ANY GAS CORPORATION, ELECTRIC CORPORATION, WATER CORPORATION OR MUNICIPALITY, STEAM CORPORATION OR TELEPHONE CORPORATION SHALL PROVIDE WITH ANY NOTIFICATION OF A PLANNED RATE INCREASE INFORMATION ON HOW A EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07224-04-1
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