Senate Bill S4789

2017-2018 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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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Energy And Telecommunications Committee


  • 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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2017-S4789 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7018
Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §91, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S5527, S2729
2011-2012: S1767
2013-2014: S1538
2015-2016: S2410

2017-S4789 (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.

2017-S4789 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S4789 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4789
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 1, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. SQUADRON -- 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 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 8 to read as follows:
   8. 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.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it  shall  have  become  a law. Effective immediately 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.
                                                            LBD08195-01-7



              

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