Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Mar 10, 2020 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to energy and telecommunications returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 19, 2019 |
referred to corporations, authorities and commissions |
Jun 18, 2019 |
delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1475 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jan 09, 2019 |
referred to energy and telecommunications |
Senate Bill S20
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee
- 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
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D, IP, WF) Senate District
(D) 20th Senate District
2019-S20 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-S20 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S20 SPONSOR: PARKER TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public service law, in relation to requiring the public service commission retain an independent auditor to conduct audits of private water utility companies prior to and after rate changes are approved by the public service commission PURPOSE: This legislation would require the public service commission to retain an independent auditor to conduct audits of private water utility compa- nies prior to and after rate changes are approved by the public service commission. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Subdivision 10 of section 89-c of the public service law is amended to require the public service commission to retain an independent auditor to conduct audits of private water utility companies prior to and after rate changes are approved by the public service commission.
2019-S20 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 20 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 9, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- 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 requiring the public service commission retain an independent auditor to conduct audits of private water utility companies prior to and after rate changes are approved by the public service commission THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 10 of section 89-c of the public service law is amended by adding a new paragraph (b-1) to read as follows: (B-1) PRIOR TO THE APPROVAL BY THE COMMISSION OF A CHANGE BY A PRIVATE WATER UTILITY COMPANY IN ANY RATE OR CHARGE, OR IN ANY FORM OF CONTRACT OR AGREEMENT OR ANY RULE OR REGULATION RELATING TO ANY RATE, CHARGE OR SERVICE, OR IN ANY GENERAL PRIVILEGE OR FACILITY, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL RETAIN A THIRD-PARTY AUDITOR TO CONDUCT AN AUDIT OF SUCH PRIVATE WATER UTILITY COMPANY AND PROVIDE HIS OR HER FINDINGS TO THE COMMISSION IN WRITING. THE THIRD-PARTY AUDITOR SHALL NOT BE AFFILIATED WITH THE COMMISSION OR WITH ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION. IN THE EVENT OF APPROVAL BY THE COMMISSION OF ANY SUCH CHANGE BY A PRIVATE WATER UTILITY COMPANY IN RATE OR CHARGE, OR IN ANY FORM OF CONTRACT OR AGREEMENT OR ANY RULE OR REGULATION RELATING TO ANY RATE, CHARGE OR SERVICE, OR IN ANY GENERAL PRIVILEGE OR FACILITY, THE INDEPENDENT AUDI- TOR SHALL CONDUCT A SECOND AUDIT OF THE PRIVATE WATER UTILITY COMPANY ONE YEAR AFTER THE CHANGE TAKES EFFECT. THE COMMISSION SHALL PUBLISH THE RESULTS OF ALL SUCH AUDITS ON ITS WEBSITE. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05547-01-9
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