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Senate Bill S5352

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring cable companies to charge the same rate for the same service

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

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2019-S5352 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1333
Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §225, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A11130
2021-2022: S3704, A1631
2023-2024: S1387, A1198
2025-2026: S2322, A1139

2019-S5352 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires cable companies to charge the same rate for the same service to different subscribers.

2019-S5352 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5352 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5352
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 29, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- 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 cable
   companies to charge the same rate for the same service

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Subdivision 1 of section 225 of the public service law, as
 added by chapter 83 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as follows:
   1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, and  by  federal  law
 and regulation, the rates charged by a cable television company shall be
 those specified in the franchise which may establish, or provide for the
 establishment of reasonable classifications of service and categories of
 subscribers,  or  charge  different  rates for differing services or for
 subscribers in different categories.  NO CABLE TELEVISION COMPANY  SHALL
 CHARGE A DIFFERENT RATE FOR THE SAME SERVICE TO DIFFERENT SUBSCRIBERS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06529-01-9

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