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Sep 04, 2020 |
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Senate Bill S8964
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 37th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules 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) 15th Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D) 14th Senate District
(D, WF) 40th Senate District
2019-S8964 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Public Service Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§25 & 25-a, Pub Serv L
- Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
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2019-S8964 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8964 SPONSOR: MAYER TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public service law, in relation to establishing liability for certain violations by public utility companies, corpo- rations, or persons and the officers thereof PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Imposes strict liability on public utility companies and their officers for violations of the public service law. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends subdivision 2, 3, and 4 of section 25 of the public service law to provide for strict liability for violations of the public service law, or orders adopted under authority of the public service law, by public utility companies and their officers.
2019-S8964 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8964 I N S E N A T E September 4, 2020 ___________ 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 establishing liability for certain violations by public utility companies, corpo- rations, or persons and the officers thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivisions 2, 3 and 4 of section 25 of the public service law, subdivision 2 and paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 and paragraph (a) of subdivision 4 as amended by chapter 375 of the laws of 1986 and subdivisions 3 and 4 as added by chapter 665 of the laws of 1980, are amended to read as follows: 2. Any public utility company, corporation or person and the offi- cers[, agents and employees] thereof that [knowingly] fails or neglects to obey or comply, OR ANY AGENTS AND EMPLOYEES THEREOF THAT KNOWINGLY FAIL OR NEGLECT TO OBEY OR COMPLY, with a provision of this chapter or an order adopted under authority of this chapter so long as the same shall be in force, shall forfeit to the people of the state of New York a sum not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars constituting a civil penalty for each and every offense and, in the case of a continuing violation, each day shall be deemed a separate and distinct offense. 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision two of this section, any such public utility company, corporation or person and the offi- cers[, agents and employees] thereof that [knowingly] fails or neglects to obey or comply, OR ANY AGENTS AND EMPLOYEES THEREOF THAT KNOWINGLY FAIL OR NEGLECT TO OBEY OR COMPLY, with a provision of this chapter, or an order or regulation adopted under the authority of this chapter, adopted specifically for the protection of human safety, including but not limited to the commission's code of gas safety regulations shall, if it is determined by the commission that such safety violation caused or constituted a contributing factor in bringing about a death or personal injury, forfeit to the state of New York a sum not to exceed the greater of: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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