Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Nov 08, 2021 |
signed chap.590 |
Oct 27, 2021 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 10, 2021 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1776 substituted for s4823 |
Apr 19, 2021 |
referred to energy and telecommunications delivered to senate passed assembly |
Apr 01, 2021 |
advanced to third reading cal.216 |
Mar 30, 2021 |
reported |
Feb 09, 2021 |
reported referred to codes |
Jan 26, 2021 |
referred to corporations, authorities and commissions |
Assembly Bill A3359
Signed By Governor2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
PAULIN
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- 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
Votes
co-Sponsors
Steven Otis
Sandy Galef
Charles Barron
2021-A3359 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S4823
- Law Section:
- Public Service Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §53-a, Pub Serv L
2021-A3359 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Prohibits utility companies from harassing, oppressing or abusing any residential customer in connection with the handling of a residential customer complaint, the offering and/or negotiating of a deferred payment agreement, or the collection of an unpaid balance or any other obligation owed by such customer.
2021-A3359 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3359 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 prohibiting util- ity companies from harassing, oppressing or abusing any residential customer in connection with the handling of a complaint or unpaid balance THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public service law is amended by adding a new section 53-a to read as follows: § 53-A. PROHIBITION OF UTILITIES ENGAGING IN DETRIMENTAL CONDUCT TOWARDS A RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER. 1. A UTILITY CORPORATION OR MUNICI- PALITY, OR ENERGY SERVICES COMPANIES SUBJECT TO THE DEPARTMENT'S UNIFORM BUSINESS PRACTICES AND SECTION THREE HUNDRED FORTY-NINE AND THREE HUNDRED FORTY-NINE-D OF THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW, ALSO KNOWN AS ESCOS, SHALL NOT ENGAGE IN ANY CONDUCT THE NATURAL CONSEQUENCE OF WHICH IS TO HARASS, OPPRESS, OR ABUSE ANY RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER IN CONNECTION WITH THE HANDLING OF A RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER COMPLAINT, THE OFFERING AND/OR NEGOTIATING OF A DEFERRED PAYMENT AGREEMENT, OR THE COLLECTION OF AN UNPAID BALANCE OR ANY OTHER OBLIGATION OWED BY SUCH CUSTOMER. 2. ALL UTILITIES OR MUNICIPAL UTILITIES OR ESCOS IN VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO FINES, PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT BY THE DEPARTMENT PURSUANT TO SECTIONS TWENTY-FOUR, TWENTY-FIVE, TWENTY-FIVE-A, AND TWENTY-SIX OF THIS CHAPTER, AND ALL SUCH OTHER LEGAL OR EQUITABLE REMEDIES AS MAY BE NECESSARY OR CONVENIENT FOR PROTECTION OF CONSUMERS AGAINST THE PROHIBITED BEHAVIORS DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION. 3. THE COMMISSION SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT AND ENFORCE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION. § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
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