Senate Bill S1270

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Prohibits municipal corporations from adopting local laws, ordinances, regulations, or policies that prohibit certain utility services from being delivered based on the type or source of energy

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Local Government 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-S1270 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3836
Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §99-z, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S7467, A8436

2023-S1270 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the governing board of a municipal corporation from adopting any law, ordinance, regulation or policy that prohibits, or has the effect of prohibiting, the connection or reconnection of a utility service to a customer based upon the type or source of energy to be delivered to the customer.

2023-S1270 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1270 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1270
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  ORTT  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in  relation  to  prohibiting
   municipal  corporations  from  adopting  local laws, ordinances, regu-
   lations, or policies that prohibit certain utility services from being
   delivered based on the type or source of energy
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  general  municipal  law  is  amended by adding a new
 section 99-z to read as follows:
   § 99-Z. PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO UTILITY SERVICE. 1. FOR THE  PURPOSES
 OF THIS SECTION, "UTILITY SERVICE" SHALL MEAN NATURAL GAS, PROPANE, FUEL
 OIL, OR OTHER FOSSIL FUELS PROVIDED TO A CUSTOMER.
   2.  THE GOVERNING BOARD OF A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION SHALL NOT ADOPT ANY
 LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE, REGULATION OR POLICY THAT PROHIBITS,  OR  HAS  THE
 EFFECT  OF  PROHIBITING,  THE  CONNECTION  OR  RECONNECTION OF A UTILITY
 SERVICE TO A CUSTOMER BASED UPON THE TYPE OR  SOURCE  OF  ENERGY  TO  BE
 DELIVERED TO SUCH CUSTOMER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04762-01-3

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