Assembly Actions -
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Jan 26, 2011 |
referred to energy and telecommunications |
Senate Bill S2586
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 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
2011-S2586 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Energy And Telecommunications
- Law Section:
- Public Service Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง119-d, Pub Serv L
- Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
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S222
2011-S2586 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Restricts the right of certain utility corporations to sell or otherwise distribute information concerning residential customers, subscriber names and addresses subjecting the same to regulations by the public service commission; prohibits such utility from disclosing and marketing certain other information about its customers; permits a violated customer to bring an action against such utility and imposes a fine of not more than $500 for a violation.
2011-S2586 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2586 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public service law, in relation to restricting the distribution of information pertaining to customers which a gas corporation, electric corporation, steam corporation or water-works corporation may disclose SUMMARY: The purpose of this bill is to ensure the privacy of public utility customers. Under the bill, the Public Service commission would regulate the sale by utility corporations, as defined in the proposed law, of customer mailing lists consisting of residential customer or subscriber names and addresses. However, a utility would be prohibited from disclosing or marketing the following information: (a) the customer's service usage patterns, including any energy audit information; (b) the customer's social security number, credit rating or other personal financial information; (c) services obtained from the corporation; (d) demographic information; and (e) any other information determined by the PSC.
2011-S2586 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2586 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 26, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KRUGER -- 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, in relation to restricting the distribution of information pertaining to customers which a gas corpo- ration, electric corporation, steam corporation or water-works corpo- ration may disclose 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: S 119-D. RESTRICTION ON AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION; WRITTEN CONSENT; TYPES OF INFORMATION. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION THE TERM "CORPO- RATION" SHALL MEAN A GAS CORPORATION, ELECTRIC CORPORATION, STEAM CORPO- RATION OR WATER-WORKS CORPORATION. 2. NO CORPORATION SHALL SELL, DISCLOSE OR OTHERWISE MAKE AVAILABLE TO ANY OTHER PERSON, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, CORPORATION OR ASSOCIATION OR ANY AGENT OR EMPLOYEE THEREOF ANY SUBSCRIBER INFORMATION OR MARKETING LIST CONTAINING RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER OR SUBSCRIBER INFORMATION WITHOUT THE PRIOR APPROVAL OF THE COMMISSION. NO SUCH INFORMATION OR MARKETING LIST MAY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: (A) THE RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER'S OR SUBSCRIBER'S SERVICE USAGE PATTERNS, INCLUDING ANY ENERGY AUDIT INFORMATION; (B) THE RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER'S OR SUBSCRIBER'S SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER, CREDIT RATING OR OTHER PERSONAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION; (C) SERVICES OBTAINED FROM THE CORPORATION; (D) DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER OR SUBSCRIBER, EITHER AS AN INDIVIDUAL OR IN THE AGGREGATE; AND (E) SUCH OTHER INFORMATION AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSION. 3. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT PROHIBIT THE REPORTING BY A CORPORATION OF THE INFORMATION ABOUT A RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER'S OR EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07267-01-1
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