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Apr 27, 2020 |
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Senate Bill S8252
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 21st 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
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
2019-S8252 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Energy And Telecommunications
- Law Section:
- Public Service Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §32, Pub Serv L
2019-S8252 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to the annualization of past-due utility payments after an emergency order is lifted; requires utility corporations and municipalities provide residential customers with the right to annualize past due payments incurred during an emergency order, minus late fees, in monthly installments not to exceed three months average billing.
2019-S8252 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8252 SPONSOR: PARKER TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public service law, in relation to the annualization of past-due utility payments after an emergency order is lifted PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To prevent the termination of service and the collection of the total amount of past-due utility payments once the emergency order or utility moratorium is lifted. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 provides for a new subdivision 6 that would prevent utility corporation or municipality from terminating the service(s) of residen- tial customers because of past due payments. The utility corporation or municipality must provide the customer with the right to annualize past due payments incurred during the emergency order, minus late fees, in
2019-S8252 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8252 I N S E N A T E April 27, 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 the annualization of past-due utility payments after an emergency order is lifted THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 32 of the public service law, as added by chapter 686 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows: 6. SPECIAL PROCEDURES FOLLOWING A STATE DISASTER EMERGENCY ORDER. AFTER A DULY-DECLARED ORDER ISSUED PURSUANT TO SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW IS FORMALLY LIFTED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO A STATE DISASTER EMERGENCY ORDER ISSUED FOR A PANDEMIC, NO UTILITY CORPO- RATION OR MUNICIPALITY SHALL TERMINATE THE SERVICE OF A RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER BECAUSE OF ARREARS OWED TO THE UTILITY CORPORATION OR MUNICI- PALITY. THE UTILITY CORPORATION OR MUNICIPALITY SHALL PROVIDE SUCH CUSTOMER WITH THE RIGHT TO ANNUALIZE PAST DUE PAYMENTS INCURRED DURING THE EMERGENCY ORDER, MINUS LATE FEES, IN MONTHLY INSTALLMENTS NOT TO EXCEED THREE MONTHS AVERAGE BILLING. THE COMMISSION SHALL PROVIDE SPECIAL PROCEDURES, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SUBDIVISION, TO BE FOLLOWED BY A UTILITY CORPORATION OR MUNICIPALITY WITH RESPECT TO THE TERMINATION OR RESTORATION OF SERVICES AFTER AN EMERGENCY ORDER IS LIFTED. 7. Implementation of the provisions of this section shall not limit the contractual remedies for damages which might be available to the terminating utility provided that an award of such damages is not incon- sistent with any of the provisions of this article. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD16225-01-0
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