Assembly Bill A10555

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to consumer protection and utility meter choice

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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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2021-A10555 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8765
Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §349-g, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A9148, S5632

2021-A10555 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to consumer protection and utility meter choice.

2021-A10555 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10555
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               July 6, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Abinanti) --
   read  once  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on Consumer Affairs and
   Protection
 
 AN ACT to amend the  general  business  law,  in  relation  to  consumer
   protection and utility meter choice
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
 349-g to read as follows:
   § 349-G. CONSUMER PROTECTION AND UTILITY METER CHOICE. 1. FOR PURPOSES
 OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "ANALOG UTILITY METER" SHALL MEAN A NEW YORK STATE PUBLIC  SERVICE
 COMMISSION  APPROVED  ELECTRO-MECHANICAL  UTILITY  METER THAT MEASURES A
 UTILITY CONSUMER'S ELECTRIC OR GAS USAGE AND DOES NOT CONTAIN OR UTILIZE
 ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS OR SWITCH MODE POWER SUPPLY AND DOES NOT  EXTRACT,
 STORE,  OR  TRANSMIT  PRIVATE UTILITY USAGE DATA OR RADIOFREQUENCY RADI-
 ATION.
   (B) "DIGITAL UTILITY METER" SHALL MEAN A NEW YORK STATE PUBLIC SERVICE
 COMMISSION APPROVED,  RADIOFREQUENCY  TRANSMITTING  OR  NON-TRANSMITTING
 UTILITY  METER  THAT  UTILIZES  ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT
 LIMITED TO, SWITCH MODE POWER SUPPLY, ANTENNAS AND BATTERIES,  TO  MEAS-
 URE, EXTRACT, STORE AND/OR TRANSMIT ELECTRIC OR GAS USAGE.
   2. FOR THE PROTECTION OF CONSUMER HEALTH, SAFETY AND/OR PRIVACY NEEDS,
 IT  SHALL  BE  THE RIGHT OF EVERY CONSUMER OF AN ELECTRIC CORPORATION OR
 GAS CORPORATION, AT NO  PENALTY,  FEE  OR  SERVICE  CHARGE,  TO  DECLINE
 PERMISSION TO THEIR ELECTRIC CORPORATION OR GAS CORPORATION:
   (A)  TO  REPLACE  AN  EXISTING ANALOG UTILITY METER AT SUCH CONSUMER'S
 PREMISES THAT IS ASSIGNED TO SUCH  CONSUMER'S  ACCOUNT  WITH  A  DIGITAL
 UTILITY METER; OR
   (B)  TO INSTALL A DIGITAL UTILITY METER AT THEIR PROPERTY WITHOUT SUCH
 CONSUMER'S CONSENT.
   3. FOR THE PROTECTION OF CONSUMER HEALTH, SAFETY AND/OR PRIVACY NEEDS,
 IT SHALL BE THE RIGHT OF EVERY CONSUMER OF AN  ELECTRIC  CORPORATION  OR
 GAS  CORPORATION, AT NO PENALTY, FEE OR SERVICE CHARGE, TO REQUIRE THEIR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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