NY State Senate Bill 2023-S7172A

Senate Bill S7172A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Prohibits telephone corporations from charging a caller any increased rates, charges, or fees for intrastate long-distance or other calls without first notifying such caller

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Energy And Telecommunications Committee

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- 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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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 25, 2024	print number 7172a
Jan 25, 2024	amend (t) and recommit to energy and telecommunications
Jan 03, 2024	referred to energy and telecommunications
May 18, 2023	referred to energy and telecommunications

Bill Amendments

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2023-S7172 - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:: Public Service Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §91, Pub Serv L

2023-S7172 - Summary

Prohibits telephone corporations from charging a caller any increased rates, charges, or fees for intrastate long-distance or other calls without first notifying such caller.

2023-S7172 - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S7172

SPONSOR: COONEY
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public service law, in relation to prohibiting tele-
phone corporations from charging a caller any increased rates, charges,
or fees for long-distance or other calls without first notifying such
caller

 
PURPOSE:

To prohibit the collection of monies from any person or corporation at
an increased rate, charge, or fee for any call made or received by those
mentioned earlier without the notification of such charges at the begin-
ning of the call.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 91 of the public service law is
amended by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows: 3 (c) No tele-
phone corporation shall charge, demand, collect, or receive from any

person or corporation an increased rate, charge, or fee for any call
made or received by such person or corporation without notifying such
person or corporation at the beginning of such call of such increased
rate, charge, or fee. Increased rates, charges, or fees under this para-
graph shall include but not be limited to increased rates, charges, or
fees for long-distance calls made or received by a person or corpo-
ration.

Section 2. Effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Individuals or companies are unknowingly participating in calls that
result in excess charges on a billing statement that often aren't waived
regardless of the lack of awareness that said charges would be applied
for the duration of the call. Users of a phone service deserve transpar-
ency regarding any calls they engage that qualify to be billed at a
higher rate. This transparency will allow users to make an informed
decision should they continue engaging in the call.  Moreover, they will
have the choice to decline the call and increased charges.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

A7212 of 21-22: referred to corporations

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have
become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of
this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
on or before such effective date.

2023-S7172 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7172
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 18, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COONEY -- 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 prohibiting tele-
   phone  corporations from charging a caller any increased rates, charg-
   es, or fees for long-distance or other calls without  first  notifying
   such caller
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Subdivision 2 of section 91 of the public service  law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows:
   (C) NO TELEPHONE CORPORATION SHALL CHARGE, DEMAND, COLLECT, OR RECEIVE
 FROM ANY PERSON OR CORPORATION AN INCREASED RATE, CHARGE, OR FEE FOR ANY
 CALL  MADE  OR  RECEIVED BY SUCH PERSON OR CORPORATION WITHOUT NOTIFYING
 SUCH PERSON OR CORPORATION  AT  THE  BEGINNING  OF  SUCH  CALL  OF  SUCH
 INCREASED  RATE, CHARGE, OR FEE. INCREASED RATES, CHARGES, OR FEES UNDER
 THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT  BE  LIMITED  TO  INCREASED  RATES,
 CHARGES, OR FEES FOR LONG-DISTANCE CALLS MADE OR RECEIVED BY A PERSON OR
 CORPORATION.
   §  2.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary  for  the  implementation  of
 this  act  on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
 on or before such effective date.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04528-01-3

2023-S7172A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:: Public Service Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §91, Pub Serv L

2023-S7172A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits telephone corporations from charging a caller any increased rates, charges, or fees for intrastate long-distance or other calls without first notifying such caller.

2023-S7172A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S7172A

SPONSOR: COONEY
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public service law, in relation to prohibiting tele-
phone corporations from charging a caller any increased rates, charges,
or fees for intrastate long-distance or other calls without first noti-
fying such caller

 
PURPOSE:

To prohibit the collection of monies from any person or corporation at
an increased rate, charge, or fee for any call made or received by those
mentioned earlier without the notification of such charges at the begin-
ning of the call.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 91 of the public service law is
amended by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows: 3 (c) No tele-
phone corporation shall charge, demand, collect, or receive from any

person or corporation an increased rate, charge, or fee for any call
made or received by such person or corporation without notifying such
person or corporation at the beginning of such call of such increased
rate, charge, or fee. Increased rates, charges, or fees under this para-
graph shall include but not be limited to increased rates, charges, or
fees for long-distance intrastate calls made or received by a person or
corpo- ration intrastate.

Section 2. Effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Individuals or companies are unknowingly participating in calls that
result in excess charges on a billing statement that often aren't waived
regardless of the lack of awareness that said charges would be applied
for the duration of the call. Users of a phone service deserve transpar-
ency regarding any calls they engage that qualify to be billed at a
higher rate. This transparency will allow users to make an informed
decision should they continue engaging in the call.  Moreover, they will
have the choice to decline the call and increased charges.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

A7212 of 21-22: referred to corporations

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have
become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of
this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
on or before such effective date.

2023-S7172A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7172--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 18, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COONEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
   cations  --  recommitted  to  the Committee on Energy and Telecommuni-
   cations in  accordance  with  Senate  Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to prohibiting tele-
   phone  corporations from charging a caller any increased rates, charg-
   es, or fees for intrastate long-distance or other calls without  first
   notifying such caller
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Subdivision 2 of section 91 of the public service  law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows:
   (C) NO TELEPHONE CORPORATION SHALL CHARGE, DEMAND, COLLECT, OR RECEIVE
 FROM ANY PERSON OR CORPORATION AN INCREASED RATE, CHARGE, OR FEE FOR ANY
 CALL  MADE  OR  RECEIVED BY SUCH PERSON OR CORPORATION WITHOUT NOTIFYING
 SUCH PERSON OR CORPORATION  AT  THE  BEGINNING  OF  SUCH  CALL  OF  SUCH
 INCREASED  RATE, CHARGE, OR FEE. INCREASED RATES, CHARGES, OR FEES UNDER
 THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT  BE  LIMITED  TO  INCREASED  RATES,
 CHARGES,  OR  FEES  FOR  INTRASTATE LONG-DISTANCE CALLS MADE OR RECEIVED
 INTRASTATE BY A PERSON OR CORPORATION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 repeal  of  any  rule  or regulation necessary for the implementation of
 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made  and  completed
 on or before such effective date.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04528-02-4

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