Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 07, 2024 |
committed to rules |
Apr 08, 2024 |
amended on third reading 1203b |
Apr 02, 2024 |
amended on third reading 1203a |
Feb 05, 2024 |
advanced to third reading |
Jan 31, 2024 |
2nd report cal. |
Jan 30, 2024 |
1st report cal.292 |
Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to energy and telecommunications |
Jan 10, 2023 |
referred to energy and telecommunications |
Senate Bill S1203B
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules 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
Votes
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 41st Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
2023-S1203 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- General Business Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §399-zzzzzz, Gen Bus L
- Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
-
S5524
2023-S1203 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1203 SPONSOR: PARKER TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general business law, in relation to establishing a moratorium prohibiting certain broadband terminations or disconnections during a state disaster emergency PURPOSE: Establishes a moratorium prohibiting certain broadband terminations and disconnections during a state disaster emergency. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. Defines "broadband service" Section 2. Provides the prohibiting of a person, business, corporation, or their agents providing or seeking to provide service in New York state from terminating or disconnecting services provided over their infrastructure to a residential service customer or a small business
2023-S1203 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1203 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 10, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sens. PARKER, HINCHEY, KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommunications AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to establishing a moratorium prohibiting certain broadband terminations or discon- nections during a state disaster emergency 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 399-zzzzzz to read as follows: § 399-ZZZZZZ. PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN BROADBAND TERMINATIONS OR DISCON- NECTIONS. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "BROADBAND SERVICE" SHALL MEAN A MASS-MARKET RETAIL SERVICE THAT PROVIDES THE CAPA- BILITY TO TRANSMIT DATA TO AND RECEIVE DATA FROM ALL OR SUBSTANTIALLY ALL INTERNET ENDPOINTS, INCLUDING ANY CAPABILITIES THAT ARE INCIDENTAL TO AND ENABLE THE OPERATION OF THE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE, AND SHALL INCLUDE SERVICE PROVIDED BY COMMERCIAL MOBILE TELEPHONE SERVICE PROVID- ERS, BUT SHALL NOT INCLUDE DIAL-UP SERVICE. 2. NO PERSON, BUSINESS, CORPORATION, OR THEIR AGENTS PROVIDING OR SEEKING TO PROVIDE BROADBAND SERVICE IN NEW YORK STATE SHALL TERMINATE OR DISCONNECT SERVICES PROVIDED OVER THEIR INFRASTRUCTURE TO A RESIDEN- TIAL SERVICE CUSTOMER OR A SMALL BUSINESS CUSTOMER WITH TWENTY-FIVE OR FEWER EMPLOYEES THAT IS NOT A (I) PUBLICLY HELD COMPANY, OR A SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (II) SEASONAL, SHORT-TERM, OR TEMPORARY CUSTOMER, OR (III) CUSTOMER THAT THE BROADBAND SERVICE PROVIDER CAN DEMONSTRATE HAS THE RESOURCES TO PAY THE BILL, PROVIDED THAT THE BROADBAND SERVICE PROVIDER NOTIFIES THE SMALL BUSINESS CUSTOMER OF ITS REASONS AND OF THE CUSTOM- ER'S RIGHT TO CONTEST THIS DETERMINATION THROUGH THE COMMISSION'S COMPLAINT PROCEDURES, FOR THE NON-PAYMENT OF AN OVERDUE CHARGE FOR THE DURATION OF A STATE DISASTER EMERGENCY DECLARED PURSUANT TO SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW IN RESPONSE TO A STATE, NATIONAL, OR EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04534-01-3
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 41st Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
2023-S1203A - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- General Business Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §399-zzzzzz, Gen Bus L
- Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
-
S5524
2023-S1203A - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1203A SPONSOR: PARKER TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general business law, in relation to establishing a moratorium prohibiting certain broadband terminations or disconnections during a state disaster emergency PURPOSE: Establishes a moratorium prohibiting certain broadband terminations and disconnections during a state disaster emergency. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. Defines "broadband service" Section 2. Provides the prohibiting of a person, business, corporation, or their agents providing or seeking to provide service in New York state from terminating or disconnecting services provided over their infrastructure to a residential service customer or a small business
2023-S1203A - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1203--A Cal. No. 292 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 10, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sens. PARKER, HINCHEY, KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommunications -- recommitted to the Committee on Energy and Telecommunications in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to establishing a moratorium prohibiting certain broadband terminations or discon- nections during a state disaster emergency 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 399-zzzzzz to read as follows: § 399-ZZZZZZ. PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN BROADBAND TERMINATIONS OR DISCON- NECTIONS. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: (A) "BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS SERVICE" SHALL MEAN A MASS-MARKET RETAIL SERVICE THAT PROVIDES THE CAPABILITY TO TRANSMIT DATA TO AND RECEIVE DATA FROM ALL OR SUBSTANTIALLY ALL INTERNET ENDPOINTS, INCLUDING ANY CAPABILITIES THAT ARE INCIDENTAL TO AND ENABLE THE OPERATION OF THE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE, AND SHALL INCLUDE SERVICE PROVIDED BY COMMERCIAL MOBILE TELEPHONE SERVICE PROVIDERS, BUT SHALL NOT INCLUDE DIAL-UP INTER- NET SERVICE; AND (B) "COVERED TELEPHONE CORPORATION" MEANS A "TELEPHONE CORPORATION" AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION SEVENTEEN OF SECTION TWO OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW THAT PROVIDED TELEPHONE EXCHANGE SERVICE ON OR BEFORE FEBRUARY EIGHTH, NINETEEN HUNDRED NINETY-SIX. 2. NO COVERED TELEPHONE CORPORATION, PERSON, BUSINESS, CORPORATION, OR THEIR AGENTS PROVIDING OR SEEKING TO PROVIDE BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS SERVICE IN NEW YORK STATE SHALL TERMINATE OR DISCONNECT SERVICES EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 41st Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
2023-S1203B (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- General Business Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §399-zzzzzz, Gen Bus L
- Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
-
S5524
2023-S1203B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1203B SPONSOR: PARKER TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general business law, in relation to establishing a moratorium prohibiting certain broadband terminations or disconnections during a state disaster emergency PURPOSE: Establishes a moratorium prohibiting certain broadband terminations and disconnections during a state disaster emergency. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. Defines "broadband service" Section 2. Provides the prohibiting of a person, business, corporation, or their agents providing or seeking to provide service in New York state from terminating or disconnecting services provided over their infrastructure to a residential service customer or a small business
2023-S1203B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1203--B Cal. No. 292 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 10, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sens. PARKER, HINCHEY, KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommunications -- recommitted to the Committee on Energy and Telecommunications in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading -- again amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to establishing a moratorium prohibiting certain broadband terminations or discon- nections during a state disaster emergency 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 399-zzzzzz to read as follows: § 399-ZZZZZZ. PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN BROADBAND TERMINATIONS OR DISCON- NECTIONS. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: (A) "BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS SERVICE" SHALL MEAN A MASS-MARKET RETAIL SERVICE THAT PROVIDES THE CAPABILITY TO TRANSMIT DATA TO AND RECEIVE DATA FROM ALL OR SUBSTANTIALLY ALL INTERNET ENDPOINTS, INCLUDING ANY CAPABILITIES THAT ARE INCIDENTAL TO AND ENABLE THE OPERATION OF THE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE, AND SHALL INCLUDE SERVICE PROVIDED BY COMMERCIAL MOBILE TELEPHONE SERVICE PROVIDERS, BUT SHALL NOT INCLUDE DIAL-UP INTER- NET SERVICE; AND (B) "COVERED TELEPHONE CORPORATION" MEANS A "TELEPHONE CORPORATION" AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION SEVENTEEN OF SECTION TWO OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW THAT PROVIDED TELEPHONE EXCHANGE SERVICE ON OR BEFORE FEBRUARY EIGHTH, NINETEEN HUNDRED NINETY-SIX. 2. NO COVERED TELEPHONE CORPORATION PROVIDING OR SEEKING TO PROVIDE BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS SERVICE IN NEW YORK STATE SHALL TERMINATE OR EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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