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Assembly Bill A3477B

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Provides a judicial remedy to resolve complaints related to utility bills

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2021-A3477 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4322
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §66, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2023-2024: S2488
2025-2026: S3674

2021-A3477 - Summary

Provides a judicial remedy to resolve complaints related to utility bills that have an alleged amount of damages exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars.

2021-A3477 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3477
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 26, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to providing a judi-
   cial remedy to resolve complaints related to utility bills
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 66 of the public service  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  134  of  the  laws  of 1921, is amended to read as
 follows:
   5. Examine all persons,  corporations  and  municipalities  under  its
 supervision  and keep informed as to the methods, practices, regulations
 and property employed by them in  the  transaction  of  their  business.
 Whenever  the  commission  shall be of opinion, after a hearing had upon
 its own motion or upon complaint, that the rates, charges or classifica-
 tions or the acts or regulations of  any  such  person,  corporation  or
 municipality are unjust, unreasonable, unjustly discriminatory or unduly
 preferential  or  in  anywise  in violation of any provision of law, the
 commission shall determine and prescribe in the manner provided  by  and
 subject to the provisions of section seventy-two of this [chapter] ARTI-
 CLE the just and reasonable rates, charges and classifications thereaft-
 er to be in force for the service to be furnished notwithstanding that a
 higher or lower rate or charge has heretofore been prescribed by general
 or  special  statute,  contract,  grant, franchise condition, consent or
 other agreement, and the just and reasonable acts and regulations to  be
 done  and  observed;  and  whenever  the commission shall be of opinion,
 after a hearing had upon its own motion  or  upon  complaint,  that  the
 property,  equipment  or  appliances  of any such person, corporation or
 municipality are unsafe, inefficient or inadequate, the commission shall
 determine and prescribe  the  safe,  efficient  and  adequate  property,
 equipment  and appliances thereafter to be used, maintained and operated
 for the security and accommodation of the public and in compliance  with
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

co-Sponsors

2021-A3477A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4322
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §66, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2023-2024: S2488
2025-2026: S3674

2021-A3477A - Summary

Provides a judicial remedy to resolve complaints related to utility bills that have an alleged amount of damages exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars.

2021-A3477A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3477--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 26, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the
   Committee  on  Corporations,  Authorities and Commissions -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to providing a judi-
   cial remedy to resolve complaints related to utility bills
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision 5 of section 66 of the public service law, as
 amended by chapter 134 of the laws  of  1921,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   5.  Examine  all  persons,  corporations  and municipalities under its
 supervision and keep informed as to the methods, practices,  regulations
 and  property  employed  by  them  in the transaction of their business.
 Whenever the commission shall be of opinion, after a  hearing  had  upon
 its own motion or upon complaint, that the rates, charges or classifica-
 tions  or  the  acts  or  regulations of any such person, corporation or
 municipality are unjust, unreasonable, unjustly discriminatory or unduly
 preferential or in anywise in violation of any  provision  of  law,  the
 commission  shall  determine and prescribe in the manner provided by and
 subject to the provisions of section seventy-two of this [chapter] ARTI-
 CLE the just and reasonable rates, charges and classifications thereaft-
 er to be in force for the service to be furnished notwithstanding that a
 higher or lower rate or charge has heretofore been prescribed by general
 or special statute, contract, grant,  franchise  condition,  consent  or
 other  agreement, and the just and reasonable acts and regulations to be
 done and observed; and whenever the  commission  shall  be  of  opinion,
 after  a  hearing  had  upon  its own motion or upon complaint, that the
 property, equipment or appliances of any  such  person,  corporation  or
 municipality are unsafe, inefficient or inadequate, the commission shall
 determine  and  prescribe  the  safe,  efficient  and adequate property,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

co-Sponsors

2021-A3477B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4322
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §66, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2023-2024: S2488
2025-2026: S3674

2021-A3477B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides a judicial remedy to resolve complaints related to utility bills that have an alleged amount of damages exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars.

2021-A3477B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3477--B
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 26, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PAULIN, DINOWITZ, SEAWRIGHT -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
   -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as  amended
   and  recommitted  to said committee -- recommitted to the Committee on
   Corporations, Authorities and Commissions in accordance with  Assembly
   Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to providing a judi-
   cial remedy to resolve complaints related to utility bills
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision 5 of section 66 of the public service law, as
 amended by chapter 134 of the laws  of  1921,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   5.  Examine  all  persons,  corporations  and municipalities under its
 supervision and keep informed as to the methods, practices,  regulations
 and  property  employed  by  them  in the transaction of their business.
 Whenever the commission shall be of opinion, after a  hearing  had  upon
 its own motion or upon complaint, that the rates, charges or classifica-
 tions  or  the  acts  or  regulations of any such person, corporation or
 municipality are unjust, unreasonable, unjustly discriminatory or unduly
 preferential or in anywise in violation of any  provision  of  law,  the
 commission  shall  determine and prescribe in the manner provided by and
 subject to the provisions of section seventy-two of this [chapter] ARTI-
 CLE the just and reasonable rates, charges and classifications thereaft-
 er to be in force for the service to be furnished notwithstanding that a
 higher or lower rate or charge has heretofore been prescribed by general
 or special statute, contract, grant,  franchise  condition,  consent  or
 other  agreement, and the just and reasonable acts and regulations to be
 done and observed; and whenever the  commission  shall  be  of  opinion,
 after  a  hearing  had  upon  its own motion or upon complaint, that the
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09074-05-2

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