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Apr 30, 2015 |
referred to energy and telecommunications |
Senate Bill S5083
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 53rd 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
2015-S5083 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Energy And Telecommunications
- Law Section:
- Public Service Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง67-b, Pub Serv L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
S7184
2013-2014: S3379
2015-S5083 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5083 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public service law, in relation to providing consumers the option to elect not to use transmitting utility meters PURPOSE: Provides consumers the option to elect not to use smart meters and provides that the commission shall not charge a fee to consumers making such election. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Adds Section 67-b to the Public Service law. EXISTING LAW: Smart meters arc an advancement in technology that allows utility companies to track a customer's electricity consumption remotely, eliminating the need to send workers to the house. The smart meters are intended to give consumers information about their consumption and educate owners on their usage. However, there is a public sentiment that this information has the potential to expose private information about homeowners and their schedules. Many believe that the smart meters have the potential of being hacked into, similar to criminals accessing credit card information through hacking into unsecured Wi-Fi networks. Consumers have expressed concern that the information collected by a smart meter has the potential to give criminals a schedule for when a house is most likely empty.
2015-S5083 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5083 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 30, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GRIFFO -- 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 providing consum- ers the option to elect not to use transmitting utility meters 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 67-b to read as follows: S 67-B. TRANSMITTING UTILITY METER; ELECTION NOT TO USE. NOTWITHSTAND- ING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE COMMISSION IS AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE THAT CONSUMERS MAY ELECT NOT TO USE TRANSMITTING UTILITY METERS OF ANY INVESTOR OWNED ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY SUBJECT TO REGULATION BY THE COMMISSION; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE COMMISSION SHALL NOT CREATE AND REGULATE A SURCHARGE FOR CONSUMERS WHO MAKE SUCH AN ELECTION. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "TRANSMITTING UTILITY METER" MEANS AN ELECTRIC METER THAT IS CAPABLE OF RECORDING CONSUMPTION OF ELECTRIC ENERGY AND COMMUNICATING SUCH INFORMATION UTILIZING TWO-WAY COMMUNI- CATION BETWEEN THE METER AND THE ELECTRIC SUPPLIER FOR MONITORING AND BILLING PURPOSES. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07212-01-5
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