senate Bill S7858

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to utility membership dues used for lobbying activities

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Feb 26, 2020 referred to energy and telecommunications

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Mar 10, 2020 - Energy and Telecommunications committee Vote

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S7858 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §114-a, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S1556

S7858 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Disallows the cost recovery for membership dues of any entity that engages in legislative lobbying activities.

S7858 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S7858 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7858

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 26, 2020
                               ___________

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 utility member-
  ship dues used for lobbying activities

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. Section 114-a of the public service law, as added by chap-
ter 334 of the laws of 1979, is amended to read as follows:
  § 114-a. Rates not to include cost of legislative lobbying. In  deter-
mining  rates  to be charged customers, the commission shall not include
the cost of legislative lobbying on behalf of any public utility as part
of any such utility's operational costs AND  THE  COMMISSION  SHALL  NOT
INCLUDE  THE  COST OF MEMBERSHIP DUES FOR ANY ORGANIZATION, ASSOCIATION,
INSTITUTION, CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER ENTITY THAT ENGAGES IN LEGISLATIVE
LOBBYING AS PART OF ANY SUCH UTILITY'S OPERATIONAL COSTS.   As  used  in
this section, legislative lobbying shall mean and include any attempt by
any  person  on  behalf  of a public utility to influence the passage or
defeat of any legislation by either house  of  the  legislature  or  the
congress,  or  the  approval  or  disapproval  of any legislation by the
governor; provided however, legislative lobbying shall not  include  any
appearance  by any person on behalf of a public utility before a commit-
tee of either house of the legislature or the congress  where  any  such
appearance is at the request of any such committee.
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14648-02-0

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