Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Dec 20, 2019 |
approval memo.72 signed chap.725 |
Dec 17, 2019 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 19, 2019 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.450 substituted for a6193a |
Jun 17, 2019 |
referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1424 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jun 11, 2019 |
print number 3360a |
Jun 11, 2019 |
amend and recommit to consumer protection |
Feb 06, 2019 |
referred to consumer protection |
Senate Bill S3360A
Signed By Governor2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- 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
Votes
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(R) Senate District
2019-S3360 - Details
2019-S3360 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3360 SPONSOR: GAUGHRAN TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general business law and the exec- utive law, in relation to home heating system conversion PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Would require utility companies or contractors to certify that all parts of the building and fire codes relating to oil tanks have been satis- fied. SUMMARY: Section 1. Requiring contractors to provide conversion estimates for any other home heating system not delineated in this section. Section 2. Requires written notice be provided to the homeowner by the contractor following the conversion of a home heating system. Requires department of state to put on their website relevant information regard- ing notification on their website
2019-S3360 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3360 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 6, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sens. GAUGHRAN, BOYLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law and the executive law, in relation to home heating system conversion THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 778-aa of the general business law, as added by chapter 129 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows: 1. All home improvement contractors as defined in subdivision five of section seven hundred seventy of this chapter or any other person providing an estimate or engaged in the installation of home heating systems shall include in any estimate of the cost of converting an existing oil home heating system to [either] a natural gas [or], elec- tric OR ANY OTHER home heating system a separate estimate detailing the costs related to the closure, abandonment and/or removal of a home heat- ing oil storage tank. In addition, any person making such estimate shall also provide a copy of any applicable local law, or if there is no local law then such person shall provide a written statement to that effect. § 2. Section 778-aa of the general business law is amended by adding two new subdivisions 3 and 4 to read as follows: 3. FOLLOWING THE CONVERSION OF AN EXISTING HOME HEATING SYSTEM FROM AN OIL HOME HEATING SYSTEM TO AN ALTERNATIVE METHOD OF HOME HEATING, AND PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE NEW HOME HEATING SERVICE, THE UTILITY COMPANY, GAS CORPORATION, OR ELECTRIC CORPORATION, AS DEFINED IN SECTION TWO OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW, OR ANY HOME IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTOR WHO INSTALLED THE ALTERNATE HOME HEATING SYSTEM, SHALL PROVIDE TO THE HOME- OWNER A WRITTEN COPY OF THE NOTICE CREATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION, IN NO LESS THAN 14 POINT BOLD TYPE AND SEPARATE FORM FROM ANY OTHER DOCUMENT PROVIDED TO SUCH EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
(R) Senate District
2019-S3360A (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-S3360A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3360A SPONSOR: GAUGHRAN TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general business law and the exec- utive law, in relation to home heating system conversion PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Would require utility companies or contractors to certify that all parts of the building and fire codes relating to oil tanks have been satis- fied. SUMMARY: Section 1. Requiring contractors to provide conversion estimates for any other home heating system not delineated in this section. Section 2. Requires written notice be provided to the homeowner by the contractor upon entering into an agreement for the conversion of a home heating system. Requires department of state to put on their website relevant information regarding notification on their website
2019-S3360A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3360--A 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 6, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sens. GAUGHRAN, BOYLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the general business law and the executive law, in relation to home heating system conversion THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 778-aa of the general business law, as added by chapter 129 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows: 1. All home improvement contractors as defined in subdivision five of section seven hundred seventy of this chapter or any other person providing an estimate or engaged in the installation of home heating systems shall include in any estimate of the cost of converting an existing oil home heating system to [either] a natural gas [or], elec- tric OR ANY OTHER home heating system a separate estimate detailing the costs related to the closure, abandonment and/or removal of a home heat- ing oil storage tank. In addition, any person making such estimate shall also provide a copy of any applicable local law, or if there is no local law then such person shall provide a written statement to that effect. § 2. Section 778-aa of the general business law is amended by adding two new subdivisions 3 and 4 to read as follows: 3. UPON ENTERING INTO AN AGREEMENT FOR THE CONVERSION OF AN EXISTING HOME HEATING SYSTEM FROM AN OIL HOME HEATING SYSTEM TO AN ALTERNATIVE METHOD OF HOME HEATING, AND PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE NEW HOME HEATING SERVICE, THE UTILITY COMPANY, GAS CORPORATION, OR ELECTRIC CORPORATION, AS DEFINED IN SECTION TWO OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW, OR ANY HOME IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTOR INSTALLING THE ALTERNATE HOME HEATING SYSTEM, SHALL PROVIDE TO THE HOMEOWNER A WRITTEN COPY OF THE NOTICE CREATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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