Assembly Bill A4055A

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the finality of certain utility charges and the contents of utility bills

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Current Bill Status Via S4234 - Signed by Governor

  • 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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2023-A4055 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4234
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§41 & 44, add §41-a, Pub Serv L

2023-A4055 - Summary

Prohibits utility corporations from charging customers for gas or electric service which was rendered more than two months prior to the mailing of the first bill to the customer; requires utility corporations to provide a two-year history of charges in their bills.

2023-A4055 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4055
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. JACOBSON, EACHUS, GUNTHER, SHRESTHA, GALLAGHER,
   ARDILA, BUTTENSCHON, COLTON, SHIMSKY, THIELE, SEAWRIGHT, CLARK,  DICK-
   ENS,  MILLER,  BRABENEC  -- read once and referred to the Committee on
   Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to the  finality  of
   certain utility charges and the contents of utility bills
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 41 of the public service law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, NO UTILITY  CORPORATION
 OR  MUNICIPALITY  MAY  CHARGE A RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER FOR GAS OR ELECTRIC
 SERVICE WHICH WAS RENDERED MORE THAN TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO THE MAILING  OF
 THE  FIRST  BILL  TO THE CUSTOMER FOR SUCH SERVICE UNLESS THE FAILURE OF
 THE CORPORATION OR MUNICIPALITY TO BILL SOONER WAS NOT DUE TO THE NEGLI-
 GENCE OR NEGLECT OF THE CORPORATION OR MUNICIPALITY OR WAS  DUE  TO  THE
 CULPABLE CONDUCT OF THE CUSTOMER.
   § 2. The public service law is amended by adding a new section 41-a to
 read as follows:
   § 41-A. FINALITY OF CHARGES; NON-RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS.  NOTWITHSTAND-
 ING  ANY  OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, NO UTILITY CORPORATION OR MUNICIPALITY
 MAY CHARGE A NON-RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER FOR GAS OR ELECTRIC SERVICE  WHICH
 WAS RENDERED MORE THAN TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO THE MAILING OF THE FIRST BILL
 TO  THE  CUSTOMER FOR SUCH SERVICE UNLESS THE FAILURE OF THE CORPORATION
 OR MUNICIPALITY TO BILL SOONER WAS NOT DUE TO THE NEGLIGENCE OR  NEGLECT
 OF THE CORPORATION OR MUNICIPALITY OR WAS DUE TO THE CULPABLE CONDUCT OF
 THE CUSTOMER.
   §  3.  Section 44 of the public service law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 7 to read as follows:
   7. AS PART OF EVERY BILLING, THE UTILITY CORPORATION  OR  MUNICIPALITY
 SHALL PROVIDE BOTH IN GRAPH AND WRITTEN FORM, FOR THE PRIOR TWO YEARS OF
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04105-02-3

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2023-A4055A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4234
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§41 & 44, add §41-a, Pub Serv L

2023-A4055A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits utility corporations from charging customers for gas or electric service which was rendered more than two months prior to the mailing of the first bill to the customer; requires utility corporations to provide a two-year history of charges in their bills.

2023-A4055A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4055--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. JACOBSON, EACHUS, GUNTHER, SHRESTHA, GALLAGHER,
   ARDILA, BUTTENSCHON, COLTON, SHIMSKY, THIELE, SEAWRIGHT, CLARK,  DICK-
   ENS,  MILLER,  BRABENEC,  K. BROWN,  SIMON, RAGA, SANTABARBARA -- read
   once and referred to the Committee on  Corporations,  Authorities  and
   Commissions  --  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted
   as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to the  finality  of
   certain utility charges and the contents of utility bills
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 41 of the public service  law,  as
 added by chapter 713 of the laws of 1981, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no utility corporation
 or municipality [may] SHALL charge a residential  customer  for  gas  or
 electric  service which was rendered more than [six] TWO months prior to
 the mailing of the first bill to the customer for  such  service  unless
 the  failure  of  the corporation or municipality to bill sooner was not
 due to the neglect of the corporation or municipality or was due to  the
 culpable  conduct  of  the  customer. If the customer remains liable for
 such service, the utility shall permit payments  to  be  made  under  an
 installment payment plan, provided, however, that the utility or munici-
 pality  may  require prompt payment if the non-billing resulted from the
 culpable conduct of the customer. Any such installment payment plan  may
 provide  for a downpayment of up to one-half of the amounts due from the
 customer, or three months average billing, whichever is less.
   § 2. The public service law is amended by adding a new section 41-a to
 read as follows:
   § 41-A. FINALITY OF CHARGES; NON-RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS.  NOTWITHSTAND-
 ING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, NO UTILITY CORPORATION  OR  MUNICIPALITY
 SHALL  CHARGE  A  NON-RESIDENTIAL  CUSTOMER  FOR GAS OR ELECTRIC SERVICE
 WHICH WAS RENDERED MORE THAN TWO MONTHS PRIOR  TO  THE  MAILING  OF  THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04105-03-3

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