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Senate Bill S7535A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Prohibits monitoring of gas and electric meters any more frequently than on a monthly or billing cycle basis

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2017-S7535 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §65, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S2644
2021-2022: S5624
2023-2024: S4612
2025-2026: S6566

2017-S7535 - Summary

Prohibits the monitoring, collection, recording or storing of data from gas and electric meters any more frequently than on a monthly or billing cycle basis, unless the express written consent of the consumer has been provided; and requires the consent of the property owner for entry upon residential property.

2017-S7535 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7535 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7535
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 22, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- 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 prohibiting the
   monitoring of natural gas or electricity meters more  frequently  than
   on a monthly or billing cycle basis

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 65 of the public service law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 5-a to read as follows:
   5-A. NO GAS CORPORATION, ELECTRIC CORPORATION  OR  MUNICIPALITY  SHALL
 MONITOR  ANY METER OR APPARATUS WHICH PROVIDES SUCH CORPORATION OR MUNI-
 CIPALITY WITH A MEASURE OF THE USE OF NATURAL GAS OR ELECTRICITY FOR ANY
 PERIOD OF TIME LESS THAN ONE MONTH OR THE BILLING CYCLE, WHICHEVER SHALL
 BE GREATER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14257-02-8

2017-S7535A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §65, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S2644
2021-2022: S5624
2023-2024: S4612
2025-2026: S6566

2017-S7535A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the monitoring, collection, recording or storing of data from gas and electric meters any more frequently than on a monthly or billing cycle basis, unless the express written consent of the consumer has been provided; and requires the consent of the property owner for entry upon residential property.

2017-S7535A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7535A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7535--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 22, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
   cations  --  committee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to  prohibiting  the
   monitoring  of  natural gas or electricity meters more frequently than
   on a monthly or billing cycle basis and entry upon residential proper-
   ty
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section 65 of the public service law is amended by adding
 two new subdivisions 5-a and 5-b to read as follows:
   5-A. NO GAS CORPORATION, ELECTRIC CORPORATION OR  MUNICIPALITY  SHALL,
 WITHOUT  THE  EXPRESS  WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE CONSUMER, MONITOR, RECORD,
 COLLECT OR STORE DATA FROM ANY METER OR APPARATUS  WHICH  PROVIDES  SUCH
 CORPORATION  OR MUNICIPALITY WITH A MEASURE OF THE USE OF NATURAL GAS OR
 ELECTRICITY FOR ANY PERIOD OF TIME LESS THAN ONE MONTH  OR  THE  BILLING
 CYCLE,  WHICHEVER  SHALL BE GREATER. NO FEE OR RATE FEE SHALL BE CHARGED
 TO THOSE CONSUMERS WHO WITHHOLD SUCH CONSENT.
   5-B. NO GAS CORPORATION, ELECTRIC CORPORATION  OR  MUNICIPALITY  SHALL
 ENTER  A  RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THE OWNER THEREOF,
 EXCEPT WHEN THERE IS AN EMERGENCY, OR  IMMINENT  OR  POTENTIAL  HARM  TO
 PERSONS OR PROPERTY.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14257-03-8

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