Assembly Bill A9148A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides for consumer protection and utility meter choice

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  • 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-A9148 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5632
Current Committee:
Assembly Energy
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §349-g, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A10555, S8765

2023-A9148 - Summary

Establishes certain consumer rights for the protection of consumer health, safety and/or privacy needs related to utility meters.

2023-A9148 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9148
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 8, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. OTIS -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Energy
 
 AN ACT to amend the  general  business  law,  in  relation  to  consumer
   protection and utility meter choice
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
 349-g to read as follows:
   § 349-G. CONSUMER PROTECTION AND UTILITY METER CHOICE. 1. FOR PURPOSES
 OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "ANALOG UTILITY METER" SHALL MEAN A NEW YORK STATE PUBLIC  SERVICE
 COMMISSION  APPROVED  ELECTRO-MECHANICAL  UTILITY  METER THAT MEASURES A
 UTILITY CONSUMER'S ELECTRIC, WATER OR GAS USAGE AND DOES NOT CONTAIN  OR
 UTILIZE  ELECTRONIC  COMPONENTS OR SWITCH MODE POWER SUPPLY AND DOES NOT
 EXTRACT, STORE, OR TRANSMIT PRIVATE UTILITY USAGE DATA OR RADIOFREQUENCY
 RADIATION.
   (B) "DIGITAL UTILITY METER" SHALL MEAN A NEW YORK STATE PUBLIC SERVICE
 COMMISSION APPROVED,  RADIOFREQUENCY  TRANSMITTING  OR  NON-TRANSMITTING
 UTILITY  METER  THAT  UTILIZES  ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT
 LIMITED TO, SWITCH MODE POWER SUPPLY, ANTENNAS AND BATTERIES,  TO  MEAS-
 URE, EXTRACT, STORE AND/OR TRANSMIT ELECTRIC, WATER OR GAS USAGE.
   2. FOR THE PROTECTION OF CONSUMER HEALTH, SAFETY AND/OR PRIVACY NEEDS,
 IT  SHALL  BE  THE  RIGHT  OF EVERY CONSUMER OF AN ELECTRIC CORPORATION,
 WATER-WORKS CORPORATION OR  GAS  CORPORATION,  AT  NO  PENALTY,  FEE  OR
 SERVICE  CHARGE,  TO  DECLINE  PERMISSION TO THEIR ELECTRIC CORPORATION,
 WATER-WORKS CORPORATION OR GAS CORPORATION:
   (A) TO REPLACE AN EXISTING ANALOG UTILITY  METER  AT  SUCH  CONSUMER'S
 PREMISES  THAT  IS  ASSIGNED  TO  SUCH CONSUMER'S ACCOUNT WITH A DIGITAL
 UTILITY METER; OR
   (B) TO INSTALL A DIGITAL UTILITY METER AT THEIR PROPERTY WITHOUT  SUCH
 CONSUMER'S CONSENT.
   3. FOR THE PROTECTION OF CONSUMER HEALTH, SAFETY AND/OR PRIVACY NEEDS,
 IT  SHALL  BE  THE  RIGHT  OF EVERY CONSUMER OF AN ELECTRIC CORPORATION,
 WATER-WORKS CORPORATION OR  GAS  CORPORATION,  AT  NO  PENALTY,  FEE  OR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2023-A9148A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5632
Current Committee:
Assembly Energy
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §349-g, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A10555, S8765

2023-A9148A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes certain consumer rights for the protection of consumer health, safety and/or privacy needs related to utility meters.

2023-A9148A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  9148--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 8, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  OTIS,  SHRESTHA,  SEAWRIGHT -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on  Energy  --  committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee
 
 AN ACT to amend the  general  business  law,  in  relation  to  consumer
   protection and utility meter choice

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
 349-g to read as follows:
   § 349-G. CONSUMER PROTECTION AND UTILITY METER CHOICE. 1. FOR PURPOSES
 OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "ANALOG UTILITY METER" SHALL MEAN A NEW YORK STATE PUBLIC  SERVICE
 COMMISSION  APPROVED  ELECTRO-MECHANICAL  UTILITY  METER THAT MEASURES A
 UTILITY CONSUMER'S ELECTRIC, WATER OR GAS USAGE AND DOES NOT CONTAIN  OR
 UTILIZE  ELECTRONIC  COMPONENTS OR SWITCH MODE POWER SUPPLY AND DOES NOT
 EXTRACT, STORE, OR TRANSMIT PRIVATE UTILITY USAGE DATA OR RADIOFREQUENCY
 RADIATION.
   (B) "DIGITAL UTILITY METER" SHALL MEAN A NEW YORK STATE PUBLIC SERVICE
 COMMISSION APPROVED,  RADIOFREQUENCY  TRANSMITTING  OR  NON-TRANSMITTING
 UTILITY  METER  THAT  UTILIZES  ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT
 LIMITED TO, SWITCH MODE POWER SUPPLY, ANTENNAS AND BATTERIES,  TO  MEAS-
 URE, EXTRACT, STORE AND/OR TRANSMIT ELECTRIC, WATER OR GAS USAGE.
   (C)  "CONSUMER"  SHALL  MEAN  THE END-USER OF UTILITY SERVICES FROM AN
 ELECTRIC  CORPORATION,  WATER-WORKS  CORPORATION  OR  GAS   CORPORATION,
 INCLUDING  TENANTS IN AND OWNERS OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATELY-OWNED BUILDINGS
 AND PREMISES.
   2. FOR THE PROTECTION OF CONSUMER HEALTH, SAFETY AND/OR PRIVACY NEEDS,
 IT SHALL BE THE RIGHT OF EVERY  CONSUMER  OF  AN  ELECTRIC  CORPORATION,
 WATER-WORKS  CORPORATION  OR  GAS  CORPORATION,  AT  NO  PENALTY, FEE OR
 SERVICE CHARGE, TO DECLINE PERMISSION  TO  THEIR  ELECTRIC  CORPORATION,
 WATER-WORKS CORPORATION OR GAS CORPORATION:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09933-04-4
 A. 9148--A                          2
              

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