| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2020 |
referred to rules delivered to senate passed assembly |
| Jan 08, 2020 |
ordered to third reading cal.267 returned to assembly died in senate |
| Jun 20, 2019 |
recommitted to rules substitution reconsidered 3rd reading cal.1836 substituted for s6466 |
| Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to energy and telecommunications |
| Jun 20, 2019 |
recommitted to rules vote reconsidered - restored to third reading substituted by a7372 ordered to third reading cal.1836 |
| Jun 12, 2019 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S6466
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A7372 - In Senate Committee Energy And Telecommunications Committee
Actions
Votes
2019-S6466 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7372
- Current Committee:
- Senate Energy And Telecommunications
- Law Section:
- Public Service Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §222, Pub Serv L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2017-2018:
S8299, A10356
2021-2022: S7085, A6706
2023-2024: S4847, A3684
2025-2026: S2171, A7733
2019-S6466 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6466
SPONSOR: PARKER
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public service law, in relation to
transfers of cable systems
Summary of Provisions:
Section 1 of the bill would amend Chapter 57 of the Laws of 2014 (Part
R) to make permanent provisions that prohibit the Public Service Commis-
sion from approving a merger. or transfer of cable systems unless the
applicant can affirmatively demonstrate that a transfer or merger of
cable systems is in the public interest.
JUSTIFICATION::
Chapter 57 of the Laws of 2014 (Part R) provided that system transfers
or mergers could not be approved unless the petitioner(s) demonstrated
that such actions are in the public interest. Unfortunately, that law
expired on April 1, 2017. Permanently reinstating statutory provisions
requiring applicants seeking to transfer or merge cable systems to
affirmatively demonstrate such actions will be in the public interest
2019-S6466 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
6466
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
June 12, 2019
___________
Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- (at request of the Department of Public
Service) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be
committed to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to transfers of
cable systems
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 222 of the public service law, as
added by chapter 83 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as follows:
3. (A) The commission shall approve the application FOR RENEWAL OR
AMENDMENT OF A FRANCHISE unless it finds that the applicant[, the
proposed transferee] or the cable television system does not conform to
the standards established in the regulations promulgated by the commis-
sion pursuant to section two hundred fifteen of this article or that
approval would be in violation of law, any regulation or standard
promulgated by the commission or the public interest, provided however,
that a failure to conform to the standards established in the regu-
lations promulgated by the commission shall not preclude approval of any
such application if the commission finds that such approval would serve
the public interest.
(B) THE COMMISSION SHALL NOT APPROVE THE APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER OF
A FRANCHISE, ANY TRANSFER OF CONTROL OF A FRANCHISE OR CERTIFICATE OF
CONFIRMATION, OR OF FACILITIES CONSTITUTING A SIGNIFICANT PART OF ANY
CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEM UNLESS THE APPLICANT DEMONSTRATES THAT THE
PROPOSED TRANSFEREE AND THE CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEM CONFORM TO THE STAN-
DARDS ESTABLISHED IN THE REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE COMMISSION
PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF THIS ARTICLE, THAT APPROVAL
WOULD NOT BE IN VIOLATION OF LAW, OR ANY REGULATION OR STANDARDS PROMUL-
GATED BY THE COMMISSION, AND THAT THE TRANSFER IS OTHERWISE IN THE
PUBLIC INTEREST; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT A FAILURE TO CONFORM TO THE
STANDARDS ESTABLISHED IN THE REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE COMMISSION
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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