Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 30, 2018 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to cities returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 07, 2017 |
referred to cities delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 05, 2017 |
ordered to third reading cal.1393 committee discharged and committed to rules |
May 23, 2017 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 09, 2017 |
referred to cities |
Senate Bill S1266
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance 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
Votes
2017-S1266 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A5077
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- New York City Administrative Code
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §24-335, NYC Ad Cd; amd §1045-j, Pub Auth L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2013-2014:
S6154, A9226
2015-2016: S1095, A2565
2019-2020: S4830, A3958
2021-2022: S3692, A8921
2023-2024: S2045, A1554
2017-S1266 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1266 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the administrative code of the city of New York and the public authorities law, in relation to abolishing the minimum charge for water supply in the city of New York SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1 of the bill amends Section 24-335 of the administrative code of the city of New York by eliminating language for a minimum charge. Section 2 of the bill amends Section 1045-j of the public authorities law by adding a new subdivision 3-a which mandate that the water board shall not impose any type of minimum charge, fee, rate or rent upon any class of users. Section 3 of the bill sets forth an immediate effective date. JUSTIFICATION : This law will eliminate the current city regulations which impose a minimum charge for water service within a monthly billing period as per New York City Rules and Regulations, Title 15, § II B. On a daily basis, citizens of this city are faced with unrelenting cost of living increases while many are on fixed incomes. The ever
2017-S1266 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1266 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 9, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York and the public authorities law, in relation to abolishing the minimum charge for water supply in the city of New York THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 24-335 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to read as follows: § 24-335 Charges where supply is metered. No charge for the supply of water other than a meter charge[, minimum charge] or annual service charge shall be made against any houses or lots or any portion or portions thereof where a water meter may have been or shall be placed. In all cases where a water meter may have been or shall be placed, the charge for supply of water shall be determined only by the quantity of water actually used, as shown by such meters, except for [a minimum charge or] an annual service charge and except as provided by subdivi- sion four of section seven hundred thirty-four of the charter. § 2. Section 1045-j of the public authorities law is amended by adding a new subdivision 3-a to read as follows: 3-A. THE WATER BOARD SHALL NOT IMPOSE ANY TYPE OF MINIMUM CHARGE, FEE, RATE OR RENT UPON ANY CLASS OF USERS OF PROPERTY SERVED. § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00816-01-7
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