Senate Bill S2729

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides for unlisted telephone numbers without charge for victims of domestic violence for whose benefit an order of protection has been issued

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  • 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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2009-S2729 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §91, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S1767
2013-2014: S1538
2015-2016: S2410
2017-2018: S4789, S7018

2009-S2729 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for unlisted telephone directory numbers without charge, for victims of domestic violence for whose benefit an order of protection has been issued by a court of competent jurisdiction.

2009-S2729 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S2729 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2729

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. LAVALLE, ALESI, DIAZ, MORAHAN, VOLKER -- read twice
  and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
  on Energy and Telecommunications

AN ACT to amend the public service law, in  relation  to  providing  for
  unlisted  telephone  numbers  without  charge  for  certain victims of
  domestic violence

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 91 of the public service law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
  7. EVERY LOCAL EXCHANGE TELEPHONE CORPORATION SHALL, WHERE AN ORDER OF
PROTECTION  EXISTS AND AT THE CUSTOMER'S REQUEST (ACCOMPANYING A COPY OF
THE ORDER), WAIVE THE CHARGES THEREFOR AND OMIT FROM  ANY  DIRECTORY  OF
TELEPHONE  NUMBERS  PUBLISHED BY IT OR AN AFFILIATED COMPANY THE LISTING
OF ANY PERSON WHO IS A  VICTIM  OF  DOMESTIC  VIOLENCE,  AS  DEFINED  IN
SECTION  FOUR  HUNDRED  FIFTY-NINE-A OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW, AND FOR
WHOSE BENEFIT ANY ORDER OF PROTECTION, OTHER THAN A TEMPORARY  ORDER  OF
PROTECTION,  HAS  BEEN  ISSUED BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION, FOR
THE DURATION OF SUCH ORDER.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law; provided that the public service  commission
is  authorized  to promulgate any and all rules and regulations and take
any other measures necessary to implement this act on its effective date
on or before such date.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07419-01-9

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