Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 23, 2022 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1300 substituted for s1979a |
May 05, 2022 |
referred to energy and telecommunications delivered to senate passed assembly |
Feb 17, 2022 |
advanced to third reading cal.433 |
Feb 15, 2022 |
reported |
Jan 05, 2022 |
referred to codes |
Jun 02, 2021 |
reported referred to rules |
May 25, 2021 |
reported referred to codes |
May 20, 2021 |
print number 7256a |
May 20, 2021 |
amend and recommit to energy |
Apr 29, 2021 |
referred to energy |
Assembly Bill A7256A
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
RIVERA JD
Archive: Last Bill Status - Passed Senate & Assembly
- 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
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
Jeffrey Dinowitz
Andrew Hevesi
Michael Tannousis
Zohran Mamdani
2021-A7256 - Details
2021-A7256 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7256 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y April 29, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. J. D. RIVERA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Energy AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to certain require- ments regarding billing for electric services THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 66 of the public service law is amended by adding a new subdivision 29 to read as follows: 29. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE COMMISSION SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS REGARDING METHODS OF DETERMINING DEMAND REQUIRING EACH ELECTRIC CORPORATION TO USE A DEMAND MEASURING DEVICE, OF A TYPE APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION, TO DETERMINE THE CHARGE FOR AN ELEC- TRIC SERVICE, INCLUDING THE MINIMUM CHARGE, IF SUCH CHARGE IS IN ANY WAY DEPENDENT UPON THE DEMAND OF THE CUSTOMER WHENEVER: (A) THE DEMAND BILLED IS TEN KILOWATTS OR MORE; OR (B) THE TOTAL RATED CAPACITY OF THE CUSTOMER'S CURRENT USAGE IS TWELVE KILOWATTS OR MORE; OR (C) THE CUSTOMER'S CONSUMPTION HAS EXCEEDED ONE THOUSAND KILOWATT HOURS PER MONTH IN TWO CONSECUTIVE MONTHS DURING THE PRECEDING TEN MONTHS. SUCH REQUIREMENTS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO REASONABLE EXCEPTIONS AS DETER- MINED BY THE COMMISSION. § 2. Subdivision 14 of section 66 of the public service law, as amended by chapter 696 of the laws of 1936, is amended to read as follows: 14. The commission shall have power to require each gas corporation and electric corporation to establish classifications of service based upon the quantity used, the time when used, the purpose for which used, the duration of use and upon any other reasonable consideration, and to establish in connection therewith just and reasonable graduated rates and charges; and it shall have power, either upon complaint or upon its EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
Jeffrey Dinowitz
Andrew Hevesi
Michael Tannousis
Zohran Mamdani
2021-A7256A (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-A7256A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Updates certain requirements regarding billing for electric services, such as when corporations shall use an approved demand measuring device, mandating that classifications of service, the account and/or meter number, and the quantity billed be indicated on customers' bills.
2021-A7256A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7256--A 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y April 29, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. J. D. RIVERA, DINOWITZ, HEVESI, TANNOUSIS, MAMDA- NI, SALKA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Energy -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to certain require- ments regarding billing for electric services THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 14 of section 66 of the public service law, as amended by chapter 696 of the laws of 1936, is amended to read as follows: 14. The commission shall have power to require each gas corporation and electric corporation to establish classifications of service based upon the quantity used, the time when used, the purpose for which used, the duration of use and upon any other reasonable consideration, and to establish in connection therewith just and reasonable graduated rates and charges; and it shall have power, either upon complaint or upon its own motion, to require such changes in such classifications, rates and charges as it shall determine to be just and reasonable. Neither the scheduled rates nor the minimum charge for residential customers shall, after July first, nineteen hundred thirty-seven, be based in any manner on the number of outlets, number of rooms, cubic or square foot area or other such standards. SUCH CLASSIFICATIONS OF SERVICE SHALL BE INDICATED ON EACH CUSTOMER'S BILL FOR ELECTRIC SERVICE AND SHALL INCLUDE WEBSITE ADDRESS TO OTHER INFORMATION DEEMED RELEVANT BY THE COMMISSION. § 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 AND DEMAND-METERED customers adequately explain the charges for service in clear and understandable form and language AND SHALL INDICATE THE ACCOUNT NUMBER AND/OR METER NUMBER FOR EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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