Senate Bill S1204

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing discount programs for low-income senior citizens and individuals with a disability

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-S1204 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6540
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§66-u, 89-q, 91-b & 224-d, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S8492, A9796

2023-S1204 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to establishing discount programs for low-income senior citizens and individuals with a disability; provides that utilities, waterworks corporations, telephone corporations and cable television companies shall create discount programs that provide a 10 percent discount to low-income senior citizens and individuals with a disability; defines terms.

2023-S1204 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1204 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1204
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
   cations
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public service law, in relation to establishing
   discount programs for low-income senior citizens and individuals  with
   a disability

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public service law is amended by adding a  new  section
 66-u to read as follows:
   §  66-U.  UTILITY DISCOUNT PROGRAM.   1. (A) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER
 PROVISION OF LAW, THE COMMISSION IS AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO REQUIRE A
 GAS CORPORATION, ELECTRIC CORPORATION OR  MUNICIPALITY  TO  ESTABLISH  A
 DISCOUNT  PROGRAM  FOR LOW-INCOME SENIOR CITIZENS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH A
 DISABILITY NO LATER THAN NINETY DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF  THIS
 SECTION.  SUCH PROGRAM SHALL OFFER A YEARLY BENEFIT TO LOW-INCOME SENIOR
 CITIZENS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH A DISABILITY IN THE FORM OF A TEN  PERCENT
 DISCOUNT  ON  UTILITY BILLS. THE FISCAL IMPACT OF SUCH PROGRAM SHALL NOT
 BE BORNE BY CUSTOMERS AND SHALL NOT BE ADDED TO BILLS RENDERED BY A  GAS
 CORPORATION, ELECTRIC CORPORATION OR MUNICIPALITY TO CUSTOMERS.
   (B)  A  GAS  CORPORATION,  ELECTRIC  CORPORATION OR MUNICIPALITY WHICH
 OFFERS SUCH DISCOUNT PROGRAM SHALL CONSPICUOUSLY  ADVERTISE  THE  AVAIL-
 ABILITY  AND  AMOUNT  OF SUCH DISCOUNT ON THE WEBSITE OF SUCH GAS CORPO-
 RATION, ELECTRIC  CORPORATION  OR  MUNICIPALITY.  THE  AVAILABILITY  AND
 AMOUNT  OF  SUCH  DISCOUNT SHALL ALSO BE CONSPICUOUSLY ADVERTISED ON THE
 ACCESSIBILITY PAGE OF THE WEBSITE  OF  SUCH  GAS  CORPORATION,  ELECTRIC
 CORPORATION OR MUNICIPALITY.
   2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   (A) "INDIVIDUALS WITH A DISABILITY" SHALL MEAN A PRIMARY NAMED UTILITY
 SERVICE,  WATER  SERVICE,  OR TELEPHONE SERVICE ACCOUNTHOLDER (I) WITH A
 DISABILITY, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWENTY-ONE OF SECTION TWO  HUNDRED
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04729-01-3
              

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