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Assembly Bill A9978

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Prohibits the New York city water board from enacting any rules and regulations less favorable to the consumer

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2023-A9978 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4843
Current Committee:
Assembly Cities
Law Section:
Public Authorities
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2284
2011-2012: S1182
2013-2014: S2697
2015-2016: S2635
2017-2018: S2276
2019-2020: S5029
2021-2022: S5429
2025-2026: A6371, S2173

2023-A9978 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the NYC water board from enacting any rules and regulations less favorable to the consumer, including timeframes for appeals and receiving refunds.

2023-A9978 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9978
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 1, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Cities
 
 AN ACT relating to prohibiting the New York city water board from adopt-
   ing any rules and regulations less favorable to the consumer
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Notwithstanding any rule or regulation by any local govern-
 ment,  the  New York city water board is hereby prohibited from adopting
 any rules or regulations that reduce  the  timeframe  for  consumers  to
 appeal  bills  or receive refunds or are otherwise less favorable to the
 consumer and where backbilling errors are discovered  in  favor  of  the
 consumer,  the  New  York  city  water board shall provide for and order
 refunds up to six years.
   ยง 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06498-01-3

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