Senate Bill S8373

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires gas and electric corporations to provide sixty days' notice to customers whenever there is a service rate or charge increase

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2021-S8373 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Energy
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §66, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2023-2024: S1804
2025-2026: S1194

2021-S8373 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires gas and electric corporations to provide sixty days' notice to customers whenever there is a service rate or charge increase.

2021-S8373 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S8373 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8373
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 17, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- 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 gas and
   electric corporations to provide sixty days' notice to customers when-
   ever there is a service rate or charge increase

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 12 of section 66 of the public service  law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (l) to read as follows:
   (L)  IN  ADDITION  TO  ANY OTHER REQUIREMENTS REGARDING AN INCREASE IN
 RATES OR CHARGES IMPOSED BY THIS SECTION, THE COMMISSION  SHALL  REQUIRE
 ALL  GAS  AND  ELECTRIC  CORPORATIONS  TO  PROVIDE  AT LEAST SIXTY DAYS'
 NOTICE, IN WRITING,  TO  EACH  CUSTOMER  WHICH  SUCH  SERVICE  IS  BEING
 PROVIDED  TO, INDICATING TO SUCH CUSTOMER THAT A RATE OR CHARGE INCREASE
 FOR SERVICES WILL TAKE EFFECT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14735-01-2

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