Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Mar 28, 2016 |
recommit, enacting clause stricken |
Feb 08, 2016 |
print number 4888c |
Feb 08, 2016 |
amend and recommit to energy and telecommunications |
Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to energy and telecommunications |
Jun 10, 2015 |
print number 4888b |
Jun 10, 2015 |
amend and recommit to energy and telecommunications |
Jun 02, 2015 |
print number 4888a |
Jun 02, 2015 |
amend (t) and recommit to energy and telecommunications |
Apr 22, 2015 |
referred to energy and telecommunications |
Senate Bill S4888A
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Stricken
- 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
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D) 14th Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
2015-S4888 - Details
- Law Section:
- Public Service Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 12 §§250 & 251, Pub Serv L
2015-S4888 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4888 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public service law, in relation to directing the public service commission to conduct an in-depth public interest analysis of proposed mergers by telephone corporations and other telecommunications services providers over which said commission has jurisdiction PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill would require closer scruti- ny of proposed telecommunications industry transfers of control, and declares that except where the public interest requires a contrary result, a portion of the benefits of such mergers should be returned to the state's ratepayers. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: This law would amend section 99 and section 100 of the public service law. JUSTIFICATION: The public interest requires that the Public Service Commission's analysis of mergers and conclusions drawn there from arise from objective and verifiable empirical evidence, rather than from unsupported statements of policy or observations. It is additionally in the public interest to require a portion of the benefits of telecommuni- cations mergers to be returned to the state's ratepayers as refunds, reinvestment in the infrastructure providing E-911 services, or to finance repairs, maintenance or new construction that might otherwise be unfunded. Finally, requiring the Public Service Commission to conduct
2015-S4888 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4888 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 22, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PANEPINTO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommuni- cations AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to directing the public service commission to conduct an in-depth public interest anal- ysis of proposed mergers by telephone corporations and other telecom- munications services providers over which said commission has juris- diction THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative findings and purpose. The legislature finds the public interest to require closer scrutiny of proposed telecommuni- cations industry transfers of control, and declares that, except where the public interest requires a contrary result, a portion of the bene- fits of such mergers should be returned to the state's ratepayers. S 2. Subdivision 2 of section 99 of the public service law, as amended by chapter 383 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows: 2. (A) No franchise nor any right to or under any franchise to own or operate a telegraph line or telephone line shall be assigned, trans- ferred, or leased, nor shall any contract or agreement hereafter made with reference to or affecting any such franchise or right be valid or of any force or effect whatsoever[,] unless the assignment, transfer, lease, contract, or agreement shall have been approved by the commis- sion. (B) No telephone corporation shall transfer or lease its works or system or any part of such works or system to any other person or corpo- ration or contract for the operation of its works or system[,] without the written consent of the commission. [Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such transfer or lease between affiliated corporations with an original cost of (a) less than one hundred thousand dollars proposed by a telephone corporation having annual gross revenues in excess of two EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02448-01-5
co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D) 14th Senate District
(D) Senate District
2015-S4888A - Details
- Law Section:
- Public Service Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 12 §§250 & 251, Pub Serv L
2015-S4888A - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4888A TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public service law, in relation to creating standards by which the public service commission reviews and approves a merger or acquisition between telephone corporations, cable corporations, and combination telephone and cable corporations PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill would require closer scrutiny of proposed telecommunications industry transfers of control, and declares that except where the public interest requires a contrary result, a portion of the benefits of such mergers should be returned to the state's ratepayers. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: This law would amend section 99 and section 100 of the public service law. JUSTIFICATION: The public-interest requires that the Public Service Commission's analysis of mergers and conclusions drawn there from arise from objective and verifiable empirical evidence, rather than from
2015-S4888A - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4888--A 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 22, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sens. PANEPINTO, COMRIE, LATIMER, PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommunications -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to creating stand- ards by which the public service commission reviews and approves a merger or acquisition between telephone corporations, cable corpo- rations, and combination telephone and cable corporations 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 article 12 to read as follows: ARTICLE 12 PROVISIONS RELATING TO TELEPHONE CORPORATIONS, CABLE CORPORATIONS, AND COMBINATION TELEPHONE AND CABLE CORPORATIONS SECTION 250. DEFINITIONS. 251. MERGERS OR ACQUISITIONS. S 250. DEFINITIONS. THE WORDS AND PHRASES USED IN THIS ARTICLE SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS UNLESS A DIFFERENT MEANING CLEARLY APPEARS IN THE CONTEXT: 1. "CABLE CORPORATION" SHALL MEAN ANY PERSON OWNING, CONTROLLING, OPERATING, MANAGING OR LEASING ONE OR MORE CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEMS WITHIN THE STATE. 2. "CABLE SYSTEM" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS SET FORTH IN SECTION TWO HUNDRED TWELVE OF THIS CHAPTER. 3. "COMBINATION TELEPHONE AND CABLE CORPORATION" SHALL MEAN ANY TELE- PHONE CORPORATION OPERATING IN NEW YORK UNDER COMMON OWNERSHIP WITH A CABLE CORPORATION OPERATING IN NEW YORK OR ANY CABLE CORPORATION OPERAT- ING IN NEW YORK UNDER COMMON OWNERSHIP WITH A TELEPHONE CORPORATION OPERATING IN NEW YORK, OR ANY SUCCESSOR OF EITHER CORPORATION. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02448-05-5
co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D) 14th Senate District
(D) Senate District
2015-S4888B - Details
- Law Section:
- Public Service Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 12 §§250 & 251, Pub Serv L
2015-S4888B - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4888B TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public service law, in relation to creating standards by which the public service commission reviews and approves a merger or acquisition between telephone corporations, cable corporations, and combination telephone and cable corporations PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill would require closer scrutiny of proposed telecommunications industry transfers of control, and declares that except where the public interest requires a contrary result, a portion of the benefits of such mergers should be returned to the state's ratepayers. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: This law would amend section 99 and section 100 of the public service law. JUSTIFICATION: The public-interest requires that the Public Service Commission's analysis of mergers and conclusions drawn there from arise from objective and verifiable empirical evidence, rather than from
2015-S4888B - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4888--B 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 22, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sens. PANEPINTO, ADDABBO, AVELLA, COMRIE, LATIMER, PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommunications -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to creating stand- ards by which the public service commission reviews and approves a merger or acquisition between telephone corporations, cable corpo- rations, and combination telephone and cable corporations 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 article 12 to read as follows: ARTICLE 12 PROVISIONS RELATING TO TELEPHONE CORPORATIONS, CABLE CORPORATIONS, AND COMBINATION TELEPHONE AND CABLE CORPORATIONS SECTION 250. DEFINITIONS. 251. MERGERS OR ACQUISITIONS. S 250. DEFINITIONS. THE WORDS AND PHRASES USED IN THIS ARTICLE SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS UNLESS A DIFFERENT MEANING CLEARLY APPEARS IN THE CONTEXT: 1. "CABLE CORPORATION" SHALL MEAN ANY PERSON OWNING, CONTROLLING, OPERATING, MANAGING OR LEASING ONE OR MORE CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEMS WITHIN THE STATE. 2. "CABLE SYSTEM" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS SET FORTH IN SECTION TWO HUNDRED TWELVE OF THIS CHAPTER. 3. "COMBINATION TELEPHONE AND CABLE CORPORATION" SHALL MEAN ANY TELE- PHONE CORPORATION OPERATING IN NEW YORK UNDER COMMON OWNERSHIP WITH A CABLE CORPORATION OPERATING IN NEW YORK OR ANY CABLE CORPORATION OPERAT- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02448-07-5
co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D) 14th Senate District
(D) Senate District
2015-S4888C (ACTIVE) - Details
- Law Section:
- Public Service Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 12 §§250 & 251, Pub Serv L
2015-S4888C (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4888C TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the public service law, in relation to creating standards by which the public service commission reviews and approves a merger or acquisition between telephone corporations, cable corporations, and combination telephone and cable corporations PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : This bill would create new standards by which the Public Service Commission reviews and approves a merger or acquisition between telephone corporations, cable corporations, and combination telephone and cable corporations. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : *Section one of the bill: o requires review and consent of the Public Service Commission to certain proposed mergers o applies higher scrutiny of mergers only to companies with gross annual revenues of $100 million or more; o establishes threshold public interest standards to be utilized by the public service commission during its review of the merger;
2015-S4888C (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4888--C 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 22, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sens. PANEPINTO, ADDABBO, AVELLA, COMRIE, LATIMER, PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommunications -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- recommitted to the Committee on Energy and Telecommunications in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to creating stand- ards by which the public service commission reviews and approves a merger or acquisition between telephone corporations, cable corpo- rations, and combination telephone and cable corporations 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 article 12 to read as follows: ARTICLE 12 PROVISIONS RELATING TO TELEPHONE CORPORATIONS, CABLE CORPORATIONS, AND COMBINATION TELEPHONE AND CABLE CORPORATIONS SECTION 250. DEFINITIONS. 251. MERGERS OR ACQUISITIONS. S 250. DEFINITIONS. THE WORDS AND PHRASES USED IN THIS ARTICLE SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: 1. "CABLE CORPORATION" SHALL MEAN ANY PERSON OWNING, CONTROLLING, OPERATING, MANAGING OR LEASING ONE OR MORE CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEMS WITHIN THE STATE. 2. "CABLE SYSTEM" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS SET FORTH IN SECTION TWO HUNDRED TWELVE OF THIS CHAPTER. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02448-09-6
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