Senate Bill S5322

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires the release of individuals from utility corporation services in instances of domestic violence

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-S5322 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9585
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §48-a, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S1557, A4496

2019-S5322 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the release of individuals from utility corporation services in instances of domestic violence where such individuals request to opt-out in writing and provide certain documents to the utility corporation.

2019-S5322 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5322 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5322
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 25, 2019
                                ___________
 
 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 requiring the
   release of individuals from utility corporation services in  instances
   of domestic violence

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public service law is amended by adding a  new  section
 48-a to read as follows:
   §  48-A.  UTILITY  SERVICES;  DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS. EVERY UTILITY
 CORPORATION SHALL ALLOW A PERSON WHO IS UNDER  A  SHARED  CONTRACT  WITH
 SUCH  UTILITY  CORPORATION  AND WHO IS A VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, TO
 OPT-OUT OF SUCH CONTRACT WITHOUT CHARGE WHEN  SUCH  PERSON  REQUESTS  TO
 OPT-OUT  IN  WRITING AND PROVIDES TO SUCH UTILITY CORPORATION ANY OF THE
 FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS, WHICH SHALL RELATE TO SUCH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, WITH-
 IN SIX MONTHS OF THE DOCUMENT'S ISSUANCE: (A) A VALID DOMESTIC  VIOLENCE
 INCIDENT  REPORT FORM, AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION FIFTEEN OF
 SECTION EIGHT HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN OF THE EXECUTIVE  LAW;  (B)  A  VALID
 POLICE  REPORT;  (C) A VALID ORDER OF PROTECTION; (D) A SIGNED AFFIDAVIT
 FROM A LICENSED MEDICAL OR MENTAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDER,  EMPLOYEE  OF  A
 COURT ACTING WITHIN THE SCOPE OF HIS OR HER EMPLOYMENT, SOCIAL WORKER, A
 RAPE  CRISIS  COUNSELOR, AS DEFINED IN SECTION FORTY-FIVE HUNDRED TEN OF
 THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES, OR ADVOCATE ACTING  ON  BEHALF  OF  AN
 AGENCY THAT ASSISTS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS. A CLAIM FOR OPTING-OUT OF
 SUCH  CONTRACT  WITHOUT CHARGE SHALL BE MADE IN GOOD FAITH. SUCH UTILITY
 CORPORATION SHALL WAIVE THE OTHERWISE APPLICABLE CHARGES FOR SUCH PERSON
 REQUESTING TO OPT-OUT OF SUCH CONTRACT.
   § 2. This act  shall  take  effect  immediately  and  shall  apply  to
 contracts entered into on and after such effective date.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11062-02-9

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