Senate Bill S5673

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to false material statements related to a public utility

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Energy And Telecommunications Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-S5673 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8286
Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §25, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S1085, A1225
2023-2024: S6710, A3746

2019-S5673 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to false material statements related to a public utility.

2019-S5673 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5673 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5673
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 10, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GAUGHRAN -- 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 false material
   statements related to a public utility
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 25 of the public service law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 4-a to read as follows:
   4-A.  (A)  NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION ONE OR TWO OF
 THIS SECTION, ANY PUBLIC UTILITY COMPANY OR CORPORATION, AND  THE  OFFI-
 CERS,  AGENTS OR EMPLOYEES THEREOF THAT KNOWINGLY MAKES A FALSE MATERIAL
 STATEMENT, REPRESENTATION OR CERTIFICATION TO THE COMMISSION IN ANY RATE
 PROCEEDING SHALL FORFEIT TO THE STATE OF NEW YORK A SUM  NOT  TO  EXCEED
 TWO  HUNDRED  FIFTY  THOUSAND  DOLLARS.  EACH  FALSE MATERIAL STATEMENT,
 REPRESENTATION OR CERTIFICATION SHALL CONSTITUTE A SEPARATE AND DISTINCT
 OFFENSE FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION.
   (B) A PUBLIC UTILITY COMPANY OR CORPORATION, AND THE OFFICERS,  AGENTS
 OR  EMPLOYEES  THEREOF  THAT  DISCOVER  THAT A FALSE MATERIAL STATEMENT,
 REPRESENTATION OR CERTIFICATION WAS PREVIOUSLY MADE TO THE COMMISSION IN
 RELATION TO A RATE PROCEEDING SHALL DISCLOSE SUCH FALSE MATERIAL  STATE-
 MENT,  REPRESENTATION  OR  CERTIFICATION  TO THE COMMISSION WITHIN THREE
 BUSINESS DAYS OF  DISCOVERY.  FAILURE  TO  MAKE  SUCH  DISCLOSURE  SHALL
 CONSTITUTE  A KNOWING VIOLATION OF THIS SUBDIVISION AND SHALL CAUSE SUCH
 PUBLIC UTILITY COMPANY  OR  CORPORATION  AND  THE  OFFICERS,  AGENTS  OR
 EMPLOYEES  THEREOF TO BE LIABLE FOR FORFEITURE PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVI-
 SION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10857-02-9

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