Assembly Actions -
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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Senate Bill S2355
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Energy And Telecommunications 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
2025-S2355 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Energy And Telecommunications
- Law Section:
- Public Service Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §119-a, Pub Serv L
- Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
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S5126
2025-S2355 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to attachments to utility poles for broadband service; provides that for a broadband internet provider that does not provide regulated telephone service, a pole owner shall not require such broadband internet provider to obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity as a condition to making attachments to utility poles solely owned or jointly-owned by the pole owner.
2025-S2355 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2355 SPONSOR: PARKER TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public service law, in relation to attachments to utility poles for broadband service PURPOSE: To expedite deployment of fiber broadband infrastructure in NYS by clar- ifying procedural rules in connection with attachment of fiber-optic lines to utility poles. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends § 119-a of the Public Service Law by adding a new subdivision 1-a to clarify that for certain broadband service providers a certificate of public convenience and necessity is not required in order to attach fiber lines to utility poles. Section 2 is the effective date.
2025-S2355 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2355 2025-2026 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 16, 2025 ___________ 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 attachments to utility poles for broadband service THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 119-a of the public service law is amended by adding a new subdivision 1-a to read as follows: 1-A. WITH RESPECT TO A BROADBAND INTERNET PROVIDER THAT DOES NOT PROVIDE REGULATED TELEPHONE SERVICE, A POLE OWNER SHALL NOT REQUIRE SUCH BROADBAND INTERNET PROVIDER TO OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVEN- IENCE AND NECESSITY UNDER SECTION NINETY-NINE OF THIS CHAPTER AS A CONDITION TO MAKING ATTACHMENTS TO UTILITY POLES SOLELY OWNED OR JOINTLY OWNED BY THE POLE OWNER. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, NOTHING IN THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO CONFER UPON A BROADBAND INTERNET PROVIDER THAT DOES NOT PROVIDE REGULATED TELEPHONE SERVICE ANY AUTHORI- ZATION TO OCCUPY OR USE ANY STATE OR LOCAL PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06176-01-5
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