Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 20, 2014 |
committed to rules |
May 19, 2014 |
advanced to third reading |
May 14, 2014 |
2nd report cal. |
May 13, 2014 |
1st report cal.770 |
Jan 29, 2014 |
print number 5033a |
Jan 29, 2014 |
amend and recommit to energy and telecommunications |
Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to energy and telecommunications |
May 06, 2013 |
referred to energy and telecommunications |
Senate Bill S5033A
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules 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
Votes
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
2013-S5033 - Details
2013-S5033 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5033 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public service law and the general business law, in relation to requiring companies to allow victims of domestic violence to cancel contracts when there is a permanent order of protection in place PURPOSE OF GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To allow victims of domestic violence who have sought and received a permanent order of protection, and are under contract including but not limited to a multi-year of bundle contract offered by a local exchange telephone corporation or cable television company providing telephone services, to break such contract without penalty. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 Amends section 91 of the public service law by adding a new subdivision 8 which provides that a local exchange telephone corporation shall allow a customer who is under contract, including but not limited to a multi-year or bundle contract, to break such contract without penalty if such customer is a victim of domestic violence, requests release in writing and possesses a permanent order of protection. Section 2 amends section 399-yy of the general business law, as added
2013-S5033 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5033 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 6, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- 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 and the general business law, in relation to requiring companies to allow victims of domestic violence to cancel contracts when there is a permanent order of protection in place THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 91 of the public service law is amended by adding a new subdivision 8 to read as follows: 8. EVERY LOCAL EXCHANGE TELEPHONE CORPORATION, AS DEFINED IN THIS CHAPTER SHALL ALLOW A CUSTOMER WHO IS UNDER CONTRACT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO A MULTI-YEAR CONTRACT OR BUNDLE CONTRACT, TO BREAK SUCH CONTRACT WITHOUT PENALTY WHEN SUCH CUSTOMER IS: (A) A VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AS DEFINED IN SECTION FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY-NINE-A OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW; (B) SUCH CUSTOMER REQUESTS RELEASE IN WRITING; AND (C) SUCH CUSTOMER POSSESSES ANY ORDER OF PROTECTION, OTHER THAN A TEMPORARY ORDER OF PROTECTION, THAT HAS BEEN ISSUED BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURIS- DICTION. THE TELEPHONE COMPANY SHALL WAIVE THE OTHERWISE APPLICABLE CHARGES FOR BREAKING SUCH CONTRACT. SUCH WAIVER OF CHARGES SHALL BE FOR THE DURATION OF THE APPLICABLE, NON-TEMPORARY, ORDER. S 2. Section 399-yy of the general business law, as added by chapter 327 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows: S 399-yy. Cable television company providing telephone services. 1. Every cable television company, as defined in section two hundred twelve of the public service law, that provides telephone service to customers in New York shall, at its option: a. allow a customer to use a modified or alternative name for a directory listing or b. waive the otherwise applicable charges for a non-published telephone listing, where the customer requests protection of its identity in connection with the EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10585-01-3
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
2013-S5033A (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-S5033A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5033A TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public service law and the general business law, in relation to requiring companies to allow victims of domestic violence to cancel contracts when there is a permanent order of protection in place PURPOSE OF GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To allow victims of domestic violence who have sought and received a permanent order of protection, and are under contract including but not limited to a multi-year of bundle contract offered by a local exchange telephone corporation or cable television company providing telephone services, to break such contract without penalty. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 Amends section 91 of the public service law by adding a new subdivision 8 which provides that a local exchange telephone corporation shall allow a customer who is under contract, including but not limited to a multi-year or bundle contract, to break such contract without penalty if such customer is a victim of domestic violence, requests release in writing and possesses a permanent order of protection. Section 2 amends section 399-yy of the general business law, as added by chapter 327 of the laws of 2010, to provide in addition that a
2013-S5033A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5033--A 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 6, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sens. PARKER, SAMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Tele- communications -- recommitted to the Committee on Energy and Telecom- munications in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the public service law and the general business law, in relation to requiring companies to allow victims of domestic violence to cancel contracts when there is a permanent order of protection in place THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 91 of the public service law is amended by adding a new subdivision 8 to read as follows: 8. EVERY LOCAL EXCHANGE TELEPHONE CORPORATION, AS DEFINED IN THIS CHAPTER SHALL ALLOW A CUSTOMER WHO IS UNDER CONTRACT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO A MULTI-YEAR CONTRACT OR BUNDLE CONTRACT, TO BREAK SUCH CONTRACT WITHOUT PENALTY WHEN SUCH CUSTOMER IS: (A) A VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AS DEFINED IN SECTION FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY-NINE-A OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW; (B) SUCH CUSTOMER REQUESTS RELEASE IN WRITING; AND (C) SUCH CUSTOMER POSSESSES ANY ORDER OF PROTECTION, OTHER THAN A TEMPORARY ORDER OF PROTECTION, THAT HAS BEEN ISSUED BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURIS- DICTION. THE TELEPHONE COMPANY SHALL WAIVE THE OTHERWISE APPLICABLE CHARGES FOR BREAKING SUCH CONTRACT. SUCH WAIVER OF CHARGES SHALL BE FOR THE DURATION OF THE APPLICABLE, NON-TEMPORARY, ORDER. S 2. Section 399-yy of the general business law, as added by chapter 202 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows: S 399-yy. Cable television company providing telephone services. 1. Every cable television company, as defined in section two hundred twelve of the public service law, that provides telephone service to customers in New York shall, at its option: a. allow a customer to use a modified EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10585-02-4
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