NY State Senate Bill 2017-S2180

Senate Bill S2180

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires gas and electric utilities to make available to landlords upon request information concerning gas and electric charges incurred for residential premises

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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Delivered to Governor
Signed By Governor

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Jan 12, 2017	referred to energy and telecommunications

2017-S2180 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:: Public Service Law
Laws Affected:: Add §66-o, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S8097
2011-2012: S1878
2013-2014: S1736
2015-2016: S1780
2019-2020: S2749
2021-2022: S5841
2023-2024: S2879

2017-S2180 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires gas and electric utilities to make available to landlords or lessors, upon request of prospective tenants or lessees, information concerning gas and electric charges incurred for residential rental premises.

2017-S2180 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S2180

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the public service law, in relation to making gas and
electric billing information for residential rental premises available
upon request

 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :

Requires gas and electric utility companies to make available to any
landlord and lessor of residential rental premises, upon the request
of a prospective tenant or lessor of a residential unit, information
concerning gas and electric charges incurred from prior occupants of
the dwelling.

 SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :

The public service law is amended by adding a new section 66-o to
require gas and electric utilities to make available to persons upon
request information concerning gas and electric charges incurred for
residential premises.

 JUSTIFICATION :

People should have the right to inquire from a gas and electric

company the amount of the bills being paid for heat and electric
service by the prior customer before they move into a residence. They
should not have to rely on a landlord or homeowner's word about how
much it costs to heat a residence.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

S1780(2015-2016): REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
S1736(2013-2014): REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
S1878(2011-2012): REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
S8087(2010): THIRD READING
S8087 (2009) ORDERED TO RULES
A.5049 (2007-08): Referred to Energy and Telecommunications
A.9711 (2005-06): Referred to Rules
A.4794 (2003-04): Referred to Corps
A.1967 (2001-02): Passed Assembly

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it
shall have become a law: provided that the public service commission
is authorized to promulgate any and all rules and regulations and take
any other measures necessary to implement this act on its effective
date on or before such date.

2017-S2180 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2180
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 12, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. ALCANTARA -- 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  making  gas  and
   electric billing information for residential rental premises available
   upon request

   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
 66-o to read as follows:
   §  66-O.  GAS  AND ELECTRIC BILLING INFORMATION FOR RESIDENTIAL RENTAL
 PREMISES. EVERY GAS CORPORATION, ELECTRIC CORPORATION  AND  MUNICIPALITY
 SHALL  MAKE  AVAILABLE  TO  ANY LANDLORD OR LESSOR OF RESIDENTIAL RENTAL
 PREMISES, WITHIN TEN DAYS OF RECEIPT OF A WRITTEN  OR  INTERNET  REQUEST
 THEREFOR  FROM  ANY  PROSPECTIVE  TENANT OR LESSEE THEREOF, PRIOR TO THE
 COMMENCEMENT OF TENANCY OR EXECUTION OF A LEASE, INFORMATION  CONSISTING
 OF  THE  AVERAGE  MONTHLY  CHARGES  INCURRED AT SUCH PREMISES FOR GAS OR
 ELECTRIC SERVICE OR BOTH FOR THE  LIFE  OF  THE  DWELLING  UNIT  OR  THE
 PRECEDING TWO YEAR PERIOD, WHICHEVER IS SHORTER.  PROSPECTIVE TENANTS OR
 LESSEES  SHALL  PROVIDE  THEIR NAME, ADDRESS, DRIVER'S LICENSE NUMBER OR
 SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OR TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER  OR  NON-DRIVER
 ID CARD OR ANY OFFICIAL DOCUMENTED OR UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRATION IDENTIFI-
 CATION,   SIGNATURE,  AND  ACKNOWLEDGE  THAT  THIS  BILLING  INFORMATION
 REQUESTED MAY ONLY BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING PRIOR GAS  AND
 ELECTRIC USAGE AS A FACTOR IN DECIDING TO OCCUPY THE DWELLING UNIT. EACH
 PROSPECTIVE TENANT OR LESSEE IS LIMITED TO A TOTAL OF FIVE REQUESTS IN A
 CALENDAR  YEAR  WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.  SUCH INFORMATION SHALL BE
 IDENTIFIED SOLELY BY THE ADDRESS OF THE  DWELLING  UNIT,  AND  NO  OTHER
 INFORMATION  IDENTIFYING  THE  OWNER,  LESSEE,  OR OTHER OCCUPANT OF THE
 DWELLING UNIT SHALL BE UTILIZED FOR, OR  MADE  AVAILABLE  IN  CONNECTION
 WITH,  THE  FURNISHING  OF BILLING INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD07265-01-7

 S. 2180                             2
 
 SUCH INFORMATION SHALL BE FURNISHED TO BOTH  THE LANDLORD OR LESSOR  AND
 TO  THE PROSPECTIVE TENANT OR LESSEE WITH AN IMPOSITION OF A FIVE DOLLAR
 CHARGE TO THE PROSPECTIVE TENANT OR LESSEE REQUESTING THE BILLING INFOR-
 MATION  PAYABLE TO THE GAS CORPORATION, ELECTRIC CORPORATION AND MUNICI-
 PALITY PROVIDING SUCH INFORMATION.
   § 2. The public service commission is directed to: (a) create a  proc-
 ess whereby a prospective tenant or lessee may obtain by written request
 or  by  the  internet  to  the gas corporation, electric corporation and
 municipality the average monthly electric and gas charges for  the  life
 of  the  dwelling  unit  or  the preceding two year period, whichever is
 shorter, prior to the commencement of tenancy or execution  of  a  lease
 while  maintaining  the  privacy  of  the  current tenant or lessor; (b)
 ensure the request is made only for the purpose of deciding  whether  to
 occupy  a  dwelling  unit;  and  (c) determine the cost of providing the
 information by the utility and assess a fee to the prospective tenant or
 lessee requesting the information payable to the gas corporation,  elec-
 tric corporation and municipality providing the information.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it  shall have become a law; provided that the public service commission
 is authorized to  promulgate any and all rules and regulations and  take
 any other measures necessary to implement this act on its effective date
 on or before such date.

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