Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 05, 2022 |
referred to energy and telecommunications |
Apr 20, 2021 |
print number 927a |
Apr 20, 2021 |
amend (t) and recommit to energy and telecommunications |
Jan 06, 2021 |
referred to energy and telecommunications |
Senate Bill S927A
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
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 37th Senate District
2021-S927 - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A3247
- Current Committee:
- Senate Energy And Telecommunications
- Law Section:
- Public Service Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §119-d, Pub Serv L; add §1020-mm, Pub Auth L; add §399-yyyy, Gen Bus L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2019-2020:
S8894, A10999
2023-2024: S7490, A47
2021-S927 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S927 SPONSOR: KAPLAN TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public service law, in relating to requiring utility companies maintain a toll free number for reporting service outages PURPOSE: This legislation would require any gas, electric, gas and electric, water, steam, telegraph, telephone, cable television company, Internet service provider, or municipality rendering equivalent utility services to have a 24/7 staffed telephone line for customers to report service outages. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill adds a new section 119d to the public service law to require any gas, electric, gas and electric, water, steam, telegraph, telephone, cable television company, Internet service provider or muni-
2021-S927 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 927 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 6, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sens. KAPLAN, MAYER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommu- nications AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relating to requiring utility companies maintain a toll free number for reporting service outages 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 119-d to read as follows: § 119-D. TOLL FREE NUMBER FOR SERVICE OUTAGES. 1. ANY GAS CORPO- RATION, ELECTRIC CORPORATION, GAS AND ELECTRIC CORPORATION, WATER CORPO- RATION, STEAM CORPORATION, TELEGRAPH CORPORATION, TELEPHONE CORPORATION, CABLE TELEVISION COMPANY, INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER OR A MUNICIPALITY RENDERING EQUIVALENT UTILITY SERVICES IS REQUIRED TO ESTABLISH, PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A TOLL FREE PHONE NUMBER FOR CONSUMERS OF SUCH UTILITY TO CALL FOR REPORTING SERVICE OUTAGES. SUCH TOLL FREE NUMBER SHALL: A. BE ATTENDED TWENTY-FOUR HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK; B. HAVE THE CAPACITY TO ADEQUATELY ADDRESS A SURGE IN PHONE CALL VOLUME DURING AN EMERGENCY SITUATION OR EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS; C. BE POSTED CLEARLY AND CONSPICUOUSLY ON THE HOMEPAGE OF THE UTILITY COMPANY'S WEBSITE; AND D. BE POSTED CLEARLY AND CONSPICUOUSLY ON THE FIRST PAGE OF EACH CONSUMER'S BILLING STATEMENT. 2. THE FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS IN THIS SECTION SHALL SUBJECT ANY GAS CORPORATION, ELECTRIC CORPORATION, GAS AND ELECTRIC CORPORATION, WATER CORPORATION, STEAM CORPORATION, TELEGRAPH CORPO- RATION, TELEPHONE CORPORATION, CABLE TELEVISION COMPANY, INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER OR A MUNICIPALITY RENDERING EQUIVALENT UTILITY SERVICES TO THE PENALTIES AUTHORIZED IN SECTION TWENTY-FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER. § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law.
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 37th Senate District
2021-S927A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A3247
- Current Committee:
- Senate Energy And Telecommunications
- Law Section:
- Public Service Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §119-d, Pub Serv L; add §1020-mm, Pub Auth L; add §399-yyyy, Gen Bus L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2019-2020:
S8894, A10999
2023-2024: S7490, A47
2021-S927A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S927A SPONSOR: KAPLAN TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public service law, the public authorities law and the general business law, in relation to requiring utility companies maintain a toll free number for reporting service outages PURPOSE: This legislation would require any gas, electric, gas and electric, water, steam, telephone, cable television company, Internet service provider, or municipality rendering equivalent utility services to have a 24/7 staffed telephone line for customers to report service outages. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill adds a new section 119d to the public service law to require any gas, electric, gas and electric, water, steam, telephone, or municipality rendering equivalent utility services to have a 24/7
2021-S927A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 927--A 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 6, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sens. KAPLAN, MAYER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommu- nications -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the public service law, the public authorities law and the general business law, in relation to requiring utility companies maintain a toll free number for reporting service outages 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 119-d to read as follows: § 119-D. TOLL FREE NUMBER FOR SERVICE OUTAGES. 1. ANY GAS CORPO- RATION, ELECTRIC CORPORATION, GAS AND ELECTRIC CORPORATION, WATER CORPO- RATION, STEAM CORPORATION OR A MUNICIPALITY RENDERING EQUIVALENT UTILITY SERVICES IS REQUIRED TO ESTABLISH, PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A TOLL FREE PHONE NUMBER FOR CONSUMERS OF SUCH UTILITY TO CALL FOR REPORTING SERVICE OUTAGES. SUCH TOLL FREE NUMBER SHALL: A. BE ATTENDED TWENTY-FOUR HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK; B. HAVE THE CAPACITY TO ADEQUATELY ADDRESS A SURGE IN PHONE CALL VOLUME DURING AN EMERGENCY SITUATION OR EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS; C. BE POSTED CLEARLY AND CONSPICUOUSLY ON THE HOMEPAGE OF THE UTILITY COMPANY'S WEBSITE; AND D. BE POSTED CLEARLY AND CONSPICUOUSLY ON THE FIRST PAGE OF EACH CONSUMER'S BILLING STATEMENT. 2. THE FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS IN THIS SECTION SHALL SUBJECT ANY GAS CORPORATION, ELECTRIC CORPORATION, GAS AND ELECTRIC CORPORATION, WATER CORPORATION, STEAM CORPORATION OR A MUNICIPALITY RENDERING EQUIVALENT UTILITY SERVICES TO THE PENALTIES AUTHORIZED IN SECTION TWENTY-FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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