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Jan 08, 2014 |
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Apr 01, 2013 |
referred to energy and telecommunications |
Senate Bill S4449
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last 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
2013-S4449 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Energy And Telecommunications
- Law Section:
- Public Service Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§44 & 224-b, add §92-g, Pub Serv L
2013-S4449 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4449 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public service law, in relation to requiring providers of electric, gas, steam, telephone and cable television service to use a uniform format, and uniform terminologies and definitions in bills for residential service; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Requires public and private utility companies to issue standardized bills to residential customers SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Short title Section 2: Amends the Public Service Law to make utility companies issue uniform bill forms and use universal terminology and definitions decided upon by the commission. Section 3: Adds section 92-g to the Public Service Law which makes telephone companies issue uniform bill forms and use universal terminology and definitions decided upon by the commission. Section 4: Amends the Public Service Law to make television and cable
2013-S4449 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4449 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 1, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LIBOUS -- 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 provid- ers of electric, gas, steam, telephone and cable television service to use a uniform format, and uniform terminologies and definitions in bills for residential service; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "uniform utility consumer comparison act". S 2. Subdivision 1 of section 44 of the public service law, as added by chapter 713 of the laws of 1981, is amended to read as follows: 1. Every utility corporation or municipality shall assure that bills for service to residential customers adequately explain the charges for service in clear and understandable form and language. FURTHERMORE, SUCH BILLS SHALL UTILIZE THE FORMAT, TERMINOLOGY AND DEFINITIONS ESTABLISHED THEREFOR BY THE COMMISSION. The commission [may] SHALL, from time to time, specify [the] A UNIFORM form and content [of] FOR such bills to further the objectives of this subdivision. SUCH FORM AND CONTENT SHALL REQUIRE THE USE OF SPECIFIC TERMINOLOGY AND DEFINITIONS. S 3. The public service law is amended by adding a new section 92-g to read as follows: S 92-G. UNIFORMITY IN RESIDENTIAL BILLS. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "PROVIDER OF TELEPHONE SERVICES" MEANS A TELEPHONE CORPORATION THAT PROVIDES INTRASTATE INTER-LATA, INTRA-LATA OR LOCAL EXCHANGE TELE- PHONE SERVICE TO END-USE CUSTOMERS. 2. EVERY PROVIDER OF TELEPHONE SERVICES SHALL ASSURE THAT BILLS FOR TELEPHONE SERVICE TO RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS ADEQUATELY EXPLAIN THE CHARG- ES FOR SERVICE AND ALL OTHER CHARGES IN CLEAR AND UNDERSTANDABLE FORM EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10036-03-3
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