Senate Bill S2356

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring covered entities to publicly report on franchise fees, consumer complaints and denials of requests for 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-S2356 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4121
Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §28, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S5272, A6199

2025-S2356 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requiring covered entities to publicly report on franchise fees, consumer complaints and denials of requests for service; defines covered entities; provides that the department of public service shall investigate allegations against covered entities upon the written request of 25 customers, the chief executive officer of the municipality or the county legislature of the county served.

2025-S2356 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S2356 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2356
 
                        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 requiring covered
   entities to publicly report on franchise fees, consumer complaints and
   denials of requests for service

   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
 28 to read as follows:
   §  28.  PUBLICATION  OF  REPORTS.    1.   AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE
 FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "COVERED ENTITIES" MEANS A TELEPHONE CORPORATION  WITH  MORE  THAN
 TEN  THOUSAND  CUSTOMERS THAT HAS PROVIDED LINE-POWERED VOICE SERVICE AT
 ANY POINT ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE; AND
   (B) "LINE-POWERED VOICE SERVICE" MEANS RESIDENTIAL VOICE SERVICE  THAT
 IS PROVIDED USING COPPER-BASED FACILITIES THAT ARE LINE POWERED.
   2.  WITHIN  NINETY  DAYS  OF  THE  EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, THE
 DEPARTMENT SHALL DIRECT ALL COVERED ENTITIES, TO REPORT PUBLICLY ON  ITS
 WEBSITE OR WEBSITES ALL FRANCHISE FEES PAID TO THE MUNICIPALITY OR MUNI-
 CIPALITIES  SERVED, ALL CONSUMER COMPLAINTS, AND ANY DENIALS OF REQUESTS
 FOR SERVICE FROM RESIDENTS OF SUCH MUNICIPALITIES DURING THE TERM OF THE
 CURRENT FRANCHISE. COVERED ENTITIES SHALL REPORT SUCH INFORMATION  WITH-
 OUT UNREASONABLY EXPOSING CONSUMERS' PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION
 IN  A  MANNER  THAT VIOLATES PUBLIC SERVICE LAW, DEPARTMENT PRACTICE, OR
 FEDERAL LAW. SUCH REPORTS SHALL BE UPDATED QUARTERLY.
   3. UPON A WRITTEN REQUEST FOR AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE COVERED  ENTI-
 TY'S COMPLIANCE WITH ITS FRANCHISE TERMS AND APPLICABLE STATE AND FEDER-
 AL  LAW,  SIGNED  BY (A) TWENTY-FIVE OR MORE CUSTOMERS, OR (B) THE CHIEF
 EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE MUNICIPALITY, OR (C) THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE  OF
 THE  COUNTY  WITHIN  WHICH  THE  SYSTEM IS LOCATED, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL
 CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION INTO SUCH ALLEGATIONS CONTAINED IN A  COMPLAINT
 LETTER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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