Senate Bill S8968

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to membership in the public service commission

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee


  • 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-S8968 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S137

2019-S8968 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases the number of members in the public service commission from five to seven members and provides requirements for certain members of the commission.

2019-S8968 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S8968 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8968
 
                             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 membership in the
   public service commission
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1. Section 4 of the public service law, as amended by chapter
 155 of the laws of 1970, is amended to read as follows:
   § 4. The public service commission.  1. There shall be in the  depart-
 ment  of public service a public service commission, which shall possess
 the powers and duties hereinafter specified, and also all powers  neces-
 sary  or  proper to enable it to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
 The commission shall consist of [five] SEVEN members, to be appointed by
 the governor, by and with the advice and consent of the senate. AT LEAST
 TWO MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION  SHALL  HAVE  SIGNIFICANT  BACKGROUNDS  IN
 UTILITY CONSUMER ADVOCACY.  MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION SHALL BE CHOSEN TO
 BE  REPRESENTATIVE OF THE RACIAL, ETHNIC AND GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY OF THE
 STATE. A commissioner shall be designated as chairman of the  commission
 by  the governor to serve in such capacity at the pleasure of the gover-
 nor or until his OR HER term as  commissioner  expires  whichever  first
 occurs.  No  more  than [three] FIVE commissioners may be members of the
 same political party [unless, pursuant to action taken under subdivision
 two, the number of commissioners shall exceed five, and in such event no
 more than four commissioners  may  be  members  of  the  same  political
 party].
   2.  [Notwithstanding  subdivision  one,  whenever the commission shall
 certify to the governor that additional commissioners are needed for the
 proper disposition of the business before it, the governor may  increase
 the  membership  of  the  commission  to seven members by appointing two
 additional commissioners by and with  the  advice  and  consent  of  the
 senate.  The  terms  of  office of such additional commissioners and the
 filling of vacancies during such terms shall be governed by  subdivision
 three,  except  that upon the expiration of the terms of such additional
 commissioners, no further appointments or reappointments shall  be  made

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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