Assembly Bill A6110

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Prohibits utility companies from imposing certain additional fees to customers at their primary residence who are over sixty-five years of age or who have a developmental disability

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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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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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