Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to cities |
Jun 06, 2017 |
reported and committed to rules |
Feb 22, 2017 |
referred to cities |
Senate Bill S4617
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 22nd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Cities 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
2017-S4617 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Cities
- Law Section:
- General City Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 9-A §135, Gen City L; amd §349-d, Gen Bus L
2017-S4617 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Adds telecommunications services to the energy services company consumers bill of rights, so as to establish the energy and telecommunications services company consumer bill of rights; authorizes cities to bring actions to or request that the attorney general enforce the provisions of such law.
2017-S4617 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4617 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the general city law and the general business law, in relation to regulating the contracts of energy services companies and telecommunications services companies PURPOSE : The purpose of this bill is to include energy and telecommunication service companies in the consumer's bill of rights. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 of this bill would amend the general city law by adding a new article 9-A which provides enforcement provisions of the energy and telecommunications services companies bill of right. Section 2 of this bill would amend section 349 of the general business law by adding energy and telecommunications services companies to the consumer's bill of rights. Furthermore, this section provides that no person who sells or offers for sale any telecommunication services shall be compensated or retained on a commission basis. Additionally this section requires that a sale include a written contract.
2017-S4617 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4617 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 22, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. FELDER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities AN ACT to amend the general city law and the general business law, in relation to regulating the contracts of energy services companies and telecommunications services companies THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The general city law is amended by adding a new article 9-A to read as follows: ARTICLE 9-A ENFORCEMENT POWERS OF STATE LAWS CONCERNING SERVICES DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES SECTION 135. ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS OF THE ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES COMPANY CONSUMERS BILL OF RIGHTS. § 135. ENFORCEMENT OF PROVISIONS OF THE ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES COMPANY CONSUMERS BILL OF RIGHTS. 1. THE CORPORATION COUNSEL OR CITY ATTORNEY OF ANY CITY MAY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISIONS TEN AND ELEVEN OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED FORTY-NINE-D OF THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW, BRING A CIVIL ACTION TO ENFORCE THE PROVISIONS OF THE ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES COMPANY CONSUMERS BILL OF RIGHTS AGAINST ANY SERVICES DISTRIBUTION COMPANY, ITS SALES AGENT, AND/OR ITS THIRD PARTY REPRESENTATIVE. SUCH ACTION MAY BE BROUGHT UPON HIS OR HER OWN MOTION, OR UPON REFERRAL FROM THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMIS- SION, THE LONG ISLAND POWER AUTHORITY OR THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE. 2. THE CORPORATION COUNSEL OR CITY ATTORNEY OF ANY CITY MAY FURTHER, IN LIEU OF BRINGING AN ACTION PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, REQUEST THAT A CIVIL ACTION BE BROUGHT BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO ENFORCE THE PROVISIONS OF THE ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES COMPANY CONSUMERS BILL OF RIGHTS AGAINST A SERVICES DISTRIBUTION COMPA- NY, ITS SALES AGENT, AND/OR ITS THIRD PARTY REPRESENTATIVE. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07695-01-7
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