Assembly Actions -
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Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to energy and telecommunications |
Oct 23, 2019 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S6796
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 37th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Energy And Telecommunications 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
2019-S6796 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Energy And Telecommunications
- Law Section:
- Public Service Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §39, Pub Serv L
- Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
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2019-S6796 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Prohibits the commission from making a regulation or allowing a tariff that imposes a fee, surcharge, cost or creates a cost differential for a customer for having an analog meter, digital meter, automated meter reading equipped meter, advanced metering infrastructure equipped meter or manual meter so long as such customer provides access and allows for metering in compliance with the rules, regulations and tariffs as the commission may impose.
2019-S6796 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6796 SPONSOR: MAYER TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public service law, in relation to prohibiting charging different rates based upon the type of meter a customer uses PURPOSE: The purpose of this bill is prevent utilities from penalizing customers that choose not to use a smart meter. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 disallows a utility corporation or municipality from imposing a different rate, charge, price or fees based upon the type of meter that a customer uses. Section 2 sets the effective date.
2019-S6796 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6796 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E October 23, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MAYER -- 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 prohibiting charging different rates based upon the type of meter a customer uses THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 39 of the public service law is amended by adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows: 5. A UTILITY CORPORATION OR MUNICIPALITY SHALL NOT IMPOSE DIFFERENT RATES, CHARGES, PRICE DIFFERENTIALS OR FEES BASED UPON THE TYPE OF METER THAT A CUSTOMER USES. THE COMMISSION SHALL MAKE NO REGULATION AND ALLOW NO TARIFF THAT SHALL IMPOSE A FEE, SURCHARGE, COST OR CREATES A COST DIFFERENTIAL FOR A CUSTOMER FOR HAVING AN ANALOG METER, DIGITAL METER, AUTOMATED METER READING EQUIPPED METER, ADVANCED METERING INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPPED METER OR MANUAL METER SO LONG AS SUCH CUSTOMER PROVIDES ACCESS AND ALLOWS FOR METERING IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE RULES, REGULATIONS AND TARIFFS AS THE COMMISSION MAY IMPOSE. § 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. LBD13589-02-9
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