Assembly Bill A998

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires the release of individuals from utility, phone and television contracts in instances of domestic violence

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Current Bill Status - Signed by Governor


  • 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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2023-A998 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1344
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§48-a & 91, Pub Serv L; amd §§399-cccc, 399-yy & 399-yyy, Gen Bus L; amd §6, Chap of 2022 (as proposed in S.7157-A & A.6207-B)

2023-A998 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Clarifies the process for the release of individuals from utility, phone and television contracts in instances of domestic violence; changes the effectiveness of the provisions to June 30, 2023.

2023-A998 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    998
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 12, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law and the general business law,  in
   relation  to  requiring the release of individuals from utility, phone
   and television contracts in instances of  domestic  violence;  and  to
   amend  a  chapter  of the laws of 2022 amending the public service law
   and the general business law relating  to  requiring  the  release  of
   individuals  from utility, phone and television contracts in instances
   of  domestic  violence,  as  proposed  in  legislative  bills  numbers
   S.7157-A and A.6207-B, in relation to the effectiveness thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 48-a of the public service law, as added by a chap-
 ter of the laws of 2022 amending the public service law and the  general
 business law relating to requiring the release of individuals from util-
 ity,  phone  and television contracts in instances of domestic violence,
 as proposed in legislative  bills  numbers  S.7157-A  and  A.6207-B,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   §  48-a. Utility services; domestic violence victims. 1. Every utility
 corporation shall allow a person who is under  a  shared  contract  with
 such utility corporation to opt-out of such contract without fee, penal-
 ty  or  charge  when  such  person  is a victim of domestic violence and
 provides an attestation in writing [of their eligibility as a victim  of
 domestic  violence]  THAT  THEY  NO  LONGER  WISH  TO BE A PARTY TO SUCH
 CONTRACT DUE TO THEIR STATUS AS A  VICTIM  OF  DOMESTIC  VIOLENCE.  Such
 utility corporation may not require such person to disclose confidential
 information  or  details relating to such person's status as a victim of
 domestic violence, as a condition of permitting such person  to  opt-out
 of such contract. Further, such utility corporation may not make release
 from such contract contingent on: (a) maintaining contractual or billing
 responsibility of a separated account with the provider; (b) approval of
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04155-01-3
              

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