Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Nov 16, 2021 |
signed chap.630 delivered to governor |
Jun 09, 2021 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1692 substituted for s5325 |
Jun 09, 2021 |
substituted by a6193 ordered to third reading cal.1692 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Mar 02, 2021 |
referred to energy and telecommunications |
Senate Bill S5325
Signed By Governor2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A6193 - 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
(D, WF) Senate District
(D, WF) 31st Senate District
2021-S5325 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6193
- Law Section:
- Public Service Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §31-a, amd §89-b, Pub Serv L; add §399-zzzzz, Gen Bus L
2021-S5325 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5325 SPONSOR: HOYLMAN TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public service law and the general business law, in relation to requiring utility corporations, municipalities, water-works corporations, and telephone service providers to allow customers to use their preferred name and pronouns PURPOSE: To give utility customers the right to be addressed and acknowledged by their preferred name and pronouns. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill adds a new section 31-a to the Public Service Law ("Use of preferred name and pronouns") to require utilities to provide applicants for residential service and residential customers with a convenient option to request that the utility use the customer's
2021-S5325 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5325 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 2, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HOYLMAN -- 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 and the general business law, in relation to requiring utility corporations, municipalities, water- works corporations, and telephone service providers to allow customers to use their preferred name and pronouns 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 31-a to read as follows: § 31-A. USE OF PREFERRED NAME AND PRONOUNS. 1. EVERY UTILITY CORPO- RATION OR MUNICIPALITY SHALL PROVIDE APPLICANTS FOR RESIDENTIAL SERVICE AND RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS WITH A CONVENIENT OPTION TO REQUEST THAT THE UTILITY CORPORATION OR MUNICIPALITY USE THEIR PREFERRED NAME AND/OR PREFERRED PRONOUNS IN ALL WRITTEN OR ORAL COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN THE UTILITY CORPORATION OR MUNICIPALITY AND THE APPLICANT OR CUSTOMER, AS WELL AS ALL STATEMENTS OR DOCUMENTATION RELATING TO A CUSTOMER'S RESI- DENTIAL SERVICE, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH APPLICANT OR CUSTOMER'S PREFERRED NAME DIFFERS FROM THEIR CURRENT LEGAL NAME. 2. IF AN APPLICANT OR CUSTOMER'S PREFERRED NAME DIFFERS FROM THEIR CURRENT LEGAL NAME, A UTILITY CORPORATION OR MUNICIPALITY MAY REQUIRE SUCH APPLICANT OR CUSTOMER TO PROVIDE REASONABLE PROOF OF IDENTITY USING THEIR LEGAL NAME, PROVIDED THAT SUCH INFORMATION SHALL BE USED SOLELY TO VERIFY THE APPLICANT OR CUSTOMER'S IDENTITY OR FOR OTHER PURPOSES REQUIRED BY LAW. 3. NO UTILITY CORPORATION OR MUNICIPALITY SHALL: (A) WILLFULLY AND REPEATEDLY FAIL TO USE AN APPLICANT OR CUSTOMER'S PREFERRED NAME AND/OR PREFERRED PRONOUNS AFTER BEING CLEARLY INFORMED OF THE PREFERRED NAME AND/OR PREFERRED PRONOUNS PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION; OR EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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