Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to corporations, authorities and commissions |
Feb 14, 2023 |
referred to corporations, authorities and commissions |
Assembly Bill A4405
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
STECK
Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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
2023-A4405 (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-A4405 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4405 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 14, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to membership in the public service commission THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 4 of the public service law, as amended by chapter 155 of the laws of 1970, subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 594 of the laws of 2021 and subdivision 4 as added by chapter 584 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows: § 4. The public service commission. 1. There shall be in the depart- ment of public service a public service commission, which shall possess the powers and duties hereinafter specified, and also all powers neces- sary or proper to enable it to carry out the purposes of this chapter. The commission shall consist of [five] SEVEN members, to be appointed by the governor, by and with the advice and consent of the senate. TWO MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION SHALL BE SELECTED FROM A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGAN- IZATION WITH A MISSION OF CONSUMER PROTECTION AND/OR SOCIAL JUSTICE OR HAVING A BACKGROUND IN CONSUMER PROTECTION AND/OR SOCIAL JUSTICE. ONE MEMBER OF THE SEVEN MEMBER COMMISSION SHALL BE A RESIDENT OF A NONAT- TAINMENT AREA. A commissioner shall be designated as chairman of the commission by the governor to serve in such capacity at the pleasure of the governor or until his OR HER term as commissioner expires whichever first occurs. At least one commissioner shall have experience in utility consumer advocacy. No more than [three] FIVE commissioners may be members of the same political party [unless, pursuant to action taken under subdivision two of this section, the number of commissioners shall exceed five, and in such event no more than four commissioners may be members of the same political party]. 2. [Notwithstanding subdivision one, whenever the commission shall certify to the governor that additional commissioners are needed for the EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06733-01-3
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