Senate Bill S2153

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to responsibility for cable bills after a disconnection or downgrade in service

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Energy And Telecommunications 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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2025-S2153 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §224-b, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S7457
2023-2024: S493

2025-S2153 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to responsibility for cable bills after a disconnection or downgrade in service; provides that customers requesting a disconnection or downgrade in service shall only be liable for services incurred up to the date the disconnection or downgrade is effective.

2025-S2153 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S2153 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2153
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 15, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  COMRIE,  JACKSON,  WEBB -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Energy
   and Telecommunications
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the public service law, in relation to responsibility
   for cable bills after a disconnection or downgrade in service

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  224-b  of  the  public service law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
   3. IF A CUSTOMER REQUESTS A DISCONNECTION FROM SERVICE OR A  DOWNGRADE
 IN  SERVICE  FROM A CABLE TELEVISION COMPANY, THE CUSTOMER SHALL ONLY BE
 LIABLE FOR SERVICES INCURRED UP TO SUCH DATE THE DISCONNECTION OR  DOWN-
 GRADE  IS EFFECTIVE. CUSTOMERS THAT HAVE PAID IN ADVANCE FOR THE BILLING
 PERIOD WHEN THE DISCONNECTION OR DOWNGRADE OCCURRED  SHALL  BE  ENTITLED
 TO,  ON  A  PRO  RATA BASIS, A REFUND, OR IN THE EVENT OF A DOWNGRADE, A
 BILLING CREDIT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04885-01-5

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