Assembly Actions -
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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Apr 03, 2023 |
referred to energy |
Assembly Bill A6110
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
BROOK-KRASNY
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-A6110 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Energy
- Law Section:
- Public Service Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§65, 91, 224-b & 89-b, Pub Serv L; amd §399-zzzz, Gen Bus L
2023-A6110 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Prohibits electric, gas, telephone, cellular telephone, television, internet, energy, water services or any other utility providers from imposing additional fees related to administrative surcharges, fees for non-use or any other charges to customers living at their primary residence who are over sixty-five years of age or who have a developmental disability.
2023-A6110 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6110 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y April 3, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BROOK-KRASNY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Energy AN ACT to amend the public service law and the general business law, in relation to prohibiting utility companies from imposing certain addi- tional fees to customers at their primary residence who are over sixty-five years of age or who have a developmental disability THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 65 of the public service law is amended by adding a new subdivision 17 to read as follows: 17. NO COMPANY THAT PROVIDES ELECTRIC, GAS OR ANY OTHER UTILITY SHALL IMPOSE ADDITIONAL FEES RELATED TO ADMINISTRATIVE SURCHARGES, FEES FOR NON-USE AND ANY OTHER CHARGES TO CUSTOMERS OVER THE AGE OF SIXTY-FIVE OR THOSE WITH A DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWEN- TY-TWO OF SECTION 1.03 OF THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW, AND WHEN THE PREMISES RECEIVING SERVICE IS A PRIMARY RESIDENCE. § 2. Section 91 of the public service law is amended by adding a new subdivision 15 to read as follows: 15. NO COMPANY THAT PROVIDES TELEPHONE OR TELEGRAPH SERVICES SHALL IMPOSE ADDITIONAL FEES RELATED TO ADMINISTRATIVE SURCHARGES, FEES FOR NON-USE AND ANY OTHER CHARGES TO CUSTOMERS OVER THE AGE OF SIXTY-FIVE OR THOSE WITH A DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWEN- TY-TWO OF SECTION 1.03 OF THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW, WHEN THE PREMISES RECEIVING SERVICE IS A PRIMARY RESIDENCE. § 3. Subdivision 2 of section 89-b of the public service law, as added by chapter 715 of the laws of 1931, is amended to read as follows: 2. No water-works corporation shall directly or indirectly, by any special rate, rebate, drawback or other device or method, charge, demand, collect or receive from any person or corporation a greater or less compensation for water, or for equipment or for any service rendered or to be rendered or in connection therewith, except as author- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10573-01-3
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