Assembly Bill A3780

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires gas and electric utilities to make available to landlords upon request information concerning gas and electric charges incurred for residential premises

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  • Introduced
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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A3780 - Details

Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §66-m, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5691
2013-2014: A3552
2015-2016: A7887
2017-2018: A6178
2019-2020: A2122

2011-A3780 - Summary

Requires gas and electric utilities to make available to landlords or lessors, upon request of prospective tenants or lessees, information concerning gas and electric charges incurred for residential rental premises; provides that such information shall be furnished without any charge or fee.

2011-A3780 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3780

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 27, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. JEFFRIES, ROBINSON, WRIGHT, ROSENTHAL, REILLY,
  M. MILLER, JAFFEE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CLARK, PHEFFER  --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Energy

AN  ACT  to  amend the public service law, in relation to making gas and
  electric billing information for residential rental premises available
  upon request

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

  Section  1.  The public service law is amended by adding a new section
66-m to read as follows:
  S 66-M. GAS AND ELECTRIC BILLING INFORMATION  FOR  RESIDENTIAL  RENTAL
PREMISES.  EVERY GAS CORPORATION, ELECTRIC CORPORATION, AND MUNICIPALITY
SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE TO ANY LANDLORD OR  LESSOR  OF  RESIDENTIAL  RENTAL
PREMISES,  UPON  WRITTEN REQUEST THEREFOR FROM ANY PROSPECTIVE TENANT OR
LESSEE THEREOF, PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF TENANCY OR EXECUTION  OF  A
LEASE,  INFORMATION  CONSISTING OF THE CHARGES INCURRED AT SUCH PREMISES
FOR GAS OR ELECTRIC SERVICE OR BOTH. SUCH INFORMATION SHALL  BE  IDENTI-
FIED  SOLELY  BY THE ADDRESS OF THE DWELLING UNIT, AND NO OTHER INFORMA-
TION IDENTIFYING THE OWNER, LESSEE, OR OTHER OCCUPANT  OF  THE  DWELLING
UNIT  SHALL  BE  UTILIZED FOR, OR MADE AVAILABLE IN CONNECTION WITH, THE
FURNISHING OF BILLING INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.  SUCH INFOR-
MATION SHALL BE FURNISHED TO BOTH   THE LANDLORD OR LESSOR  AND  TO  THE
PROSPECTIVE TENANT OR LESSEE WITHOUT THE IMPOSITION OF ANY CHARGE OR FEE
THEREFOR BY ANY PARTY TO ANY PARTY.
  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.
                                                           LBD06297-01-1

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2011-A3780A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §66-m, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5691
2013-2014: A3552
2015-2016: A7887
2017-2018: A6178
2019-2020: A2122

2011-A3780A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires gas and electric utilities to make available to landlords or lessors, upon request of prospective tenants or lessees, information concerning gas and electric charges incurred for residential rental premises; provides that such information shall be furnished without any charge or fee.

2011-A3780A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 3780--A
                                                         Cal. No. 59

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 27, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. JEFFRIES, ROBINSON, WRIGHT, ROSENTHAL, REILLY,
  M. MILLER, JAFFEE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CLARK, PHEFFER  --
  read  once  and  referred  to the Committee on Energy -- reported from
  committee, advanced to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted,
  retaining its place on the order of third reading

AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to  making  gas  and
  electric billing information for residential rental premises available
  upon request

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

  Section 1. The public service law is amended by adding a  new  section
66-m to read as follows:
  S  66-M.  GAS  AND ELECTRIC BILLING INFORMATION FOR RESIDENTIAL RENTAL
PREMISES. EVERY GAS CORPORATION, ELECTRIC CORPORATION, AND  MUNICIPALITY
SHALL  MAKE  AVAILABLE  TO  ANY LANDLORD OR LESSOR OF RESIDENTIAL RENTAL
PREMISES, WITHIN TEN DAYS OF RECEIPT OF A WRITTEN REQUEST THEREFOR  FROM
ANY  PROSPECTIVE  TENANT OR LESSEE THEREOF, PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF
TENANCY OR EXECUTION OF A LEASE, INFORMATION CONSISTING OF  THE  CHARGES
INCURRED  AT  SUCH  PREMISES FOR GAS OR ELECTRIC SERVICE OR BOTH FOR THE
LIFE OF THE DWELLING UNIT OR THE PRECEDING TWO YEAR PERIOD, WHICHEVER IS
SHORTER. SUCH INFORMATION SHALL BE IDENTIFIED SOLELY BY THE  ADDRESS  OF
THE  DWELLING  UNIT,  AND  NO  OTHER  INFORMATION IDENTIFYING THE OWNER,
LESSEE, OR OTHER OCCUPANT OF THE DWELLING UNIT SHALL BE UTILIZED FOR, OR
MADE AVAILABLE IN CONNECTION WITH, THE FURNISHING OF BILLING INFORMATION
PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.  SUCH INFORMATION SHALL BE FURNISHED  TO  BOTH
THE  LANDLORD  OR LESSOR AND TO THE PROSPECTIVE TENANT OR LESSEE WITHOUT
THE IMPOSITION OF ANY CHARGE OR FEE THEREFOR BY ANY PARTY TO ANY PARTY.
  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

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