Assembly Bill A8433

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Prohibits the unauthorized change of a natural gas or electric service provider

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A8433 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6455
Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง65, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3245
2013-2014: A351, S3442
2015-2016: A1903, S2557
2017-2018: A5235, S5023
2019-2020: A3245, S2376

2011-A8433 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits suppliers of natural gas or electric service from changing a customer's supplier of gas or electric service (commonly known as "slamming") unless such supplier complies with requirement established by the public service commission; authorizes the commission to establish requirements for customer consent; makes enforcement provisions to punish violators of slamming requirements.

2011-A8433 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  8433

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 15, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. DINOWITZ, GABRYSZAK -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection

AN ACT to amend the public service  law,  in  relation  to  unauthorized
  changes in suppliers of natural gas and electric service

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 65 of the public service law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 14 to read as follows:
  14. UNAUTHORIZED CHANGES IN NATURAL GAS OR ELECTRIC SERVICE  PROHIBIT-
ED.  (A)  NO  SUPPLIER OF GAS OR ELECTRIC SERVICE OR ANY PERSON, FIRM OR
CORPORATION ACTING AS SUCH SUPPLIER'S AGENT OR REPRESENTATIVE  SHALL  ON
BEHALF  OF  A CUSTOMER MAKE OR DIRECT ANY CHANGE IN A SUPPLIER OF GAS OR
ELECTRIC SERVICE UNLESS SUCH SUPPLIER, AGENT OR REPRESENTATIVE  COMPLIES
WITH  REQUIREMENTS  TO  AUTHORIZE  AND VERIFY THE CHANGE. THE COMMISSION
SHALL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH  REQUIREMENTS  FOR  OBTAINING  THE
AUTHORIZATION OF A CUSTOMER TO EFFECT A CHANGE IN THE CUSTOMER'S SUPPLI-
ER  OF  GAS OR ELECTRIC SERVICE AND FOR THE VERIFICATION OF SUCH CHANGE.
IN CONSTRUING AND ENFORCING THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE  ACT
OF  ANY PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION ACTING AS AN AGENT OR REPRESENTATIVE
OF A SUPPLIER OF GAS OR ELECTRIC SERVICE SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE  THE  ACT
OF  SUCH  SUPPLIER  OF GAS OR ELECTRIC SERVICE. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS
SUBDIVISION, "SUPPLIER OF GAS OR ELECTRIC  SERVICE"  SHALL  INCLUDE  ANY
PERSON,  FIRM  OR CORPORATION THAT OFFERS, SELLS OR DELIVERS ALL OR PART
OF NATURAL GAS OR ELECTRIC SERVICE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, A GAS
OR ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION COMPANY, A GAS OR ELECTRIC CORPORATION,  A  GAS
OR ELECTRICITY PROVIDER, MARKETER, AGGREGATOR OR BROKER.
  (B)  THE  FAILURE  TO  COMPLY  WITH THE PROVISIONS IN THIS SUBDIVISION
SHALL SUBJECT A SUPPLIER OF GAS OR ELECTRIC SERVICE TO EITHER THE  JUDI-
CIAL  PENALTY  AUTHORIZED IN SECTION TWENTY-FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER FOR THE
FAILURE OR NEGLECT TO OBEY OR COMPLY WITH A PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER OR
THE ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY ESTABLISHED IN THIS SUBDIVISION.  IN  SEEKING

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00743-01-1
              

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