NY State Assembly Bill 2023-A2072B

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 05, 2024	amended by restoring to previous print 2072b
May 23, 2023	reported referred to ways and means
May 18, 2023	print number 2072b
Jan 03, 2024	referred to ways and means
Jun 05, 2023	amended by restoring to previous print 2072a
May 18, 2023	amend and recommit to energy
Mar 13, 2023	print number 2072a
Mar 13, 2023	amend and recommit to energy
Jan 23, 2023	referred to energy

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2023-A2072 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:: S1200
Current Committee:: Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:: Public Service Law
Laws Affected:: Add §37-b, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2021-2022: A10480, S8983
2025-2026: A168, S1330

2023-A2072 - Summary

Relates to requiring the establishment of automatic payment plans; requires utility companies headquartered in New York to establish a statewide program to provide eligible participants with affordable payment plans.

2023-A2072 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2072
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CUNNINGHAM  -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Energy
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in  relation  to  requiring  the
   establishment of automatic payment plans
 
   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
 66-u to read as follows:
   § 66-U. UTILITY AUTOMATIC PAYMENT PLANS. 1.  WITHIN ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY
 DAYS  OF  THE  EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER
 PROVISION OF LAW, THE COMMISSION IS AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED  TO  REQUIRE
 INVESTOR  OWNED  COMBINATION UTILITY COMPANIES HEADQUARTERED IN NEW YORK
 TO ESTABLISH A STATEWIDE PROGRAM TO PROVIDE ELIGIBLE  PARTICIPANTS  WITH
 AFFORDABILITY  PAYMENT  PLANS. INVESTOR OWNED COMBINATION UTILITY COMPA-
 NIES SHALL AUTOMATICALLY PROVIDE APPROPRIATE PAYMENT PLANS TO QUALIFYING
 LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS WHO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION  OF  THEIR  ELIGIBILITY
 STATUS.    THE  FISCAL  IMPACT  OF  SUCH A PROGRAM SHALL NOT BE BORNE BY
 CUSTOMERS AND SHALL NOT BE ADDED TO BILLS RENDERED BY THE INVESTOR OWNED
 COMBINATION UTILITY COMPANY TO CUSTOMERS. ENROLLMENT SHALL BE  AVAILABLE
 AT ANY TIME DURING THE YEAR. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "COMBINA-
 TION  UTILITY  COMPANY" SHALL MEAN A UTILITY COMPANY THAT PROVIDES ELEC-
 TRIC, GAS, OR STEAM SERVICE.
   2. (A) THE COMMISSION SHALL ENGAGE  WITH  INVESTOR  OWNED  COMBINATION
 UTILITY  COMPANIES  TO ESTABLISH AUTOMATED FILE MATCHING MECHANISMS THAT
 WILL PROVIDE, VIA ELECTRONIC MEANS, INVESTOR OWNED  COMBINATION  UTILITY
 COMPANIES WITH A LIST OF ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS WITHIN THE UTILITY COMPA-
 NY'S SERVICE TERRITORY. THE COMMISSION SHALL PROVIDE SUCH INFORMATION TO
 SUCH  UTILITY  COMPANIES  NO  LESS THAN SEMI-ANNUALLY. AN INVESTOR OWNED
 COMBINATION UTILITY COMPANY WHICH OFFERS SUCH  A  PAYMENT  PLAN  PROGRAM
 SHALL  CONSPICUOUSLY  ADVERTISE  THE  AVAILABILITY  OF  SUCH PLAN ON THE
 WEBSITE OF SUCH UTILITY COMPANY.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04261-01-3

 A. 2072                             2
 
   (B) THE COMMISSION SHALL ALSO CREATE A MECHANISM BY WHICH AN  INDIVID-
 UAL'S  DOCUMENTATION  IS  SUBMITTED AND REASONABLY AND PROMPTLY REVIEWED
 FOR QUALIFICATION AS PROPER DOCUMENTATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S  ELIGIBIL-
 ITY  STATUS. SUCH MECHANISM SHALL ALSO PROVIDE FOR ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION
 OF DOCUMENTATION.
   3. AN INDIVIDUAL OR HOUSEHOLD SHALL BE DETERMINED TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A
 PAYMENT  PLAN  IF SUCH INDIVIDUAL OR HOUSEHOLD PROVIDES DOCUMENTATION OF
 ELIGIBILITY FOR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS:
   (A) TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (FAMILY ASSISTANCE);
   (B) SAFETY NET ASSISTANCE (PUBLIC ASSISTANCE);
   (C) SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME (SSI);
   (D) SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP);
   (E) LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM;
   (F) VETERAN'S DISABILITY PENSION;
   (G) VETERAN'S SURVIVING SPOUSE PENSION;
   (H) CHILD HEALTH PLUS;
   (I) LIFELINE;
   (J) HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (HEAP);
   (K) DIRECT VENDOR OR UTILITY GUARANTEE;
   (L) TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF);
   (M) SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY INSURANCE (SSDI);
   (N) EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (ERAP); AND
   (O) ANY  OTHER  INCOME-BASED  ASSISTANCE  PROGRAM  IDENTIFIED  BY  THE
 COMMISSION.
   4. (A) WHEN DEVISING PAYMENT PLANS, THE UTILITY COMPANY SHALL CONSIDER
 THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE CUSTOMER INCLUDING:
   (I) THE AMOUNT DUE, IF ANY, ON THE ACCOUNT;
   (II) THE CUSTOMER'S ABILITY TO PAY;
   (III) THE CUSTOMER'S PAYMENT HISTORY;
   (IV) THE ANTICIPATED ENERGY ASSISTANCE BENEFITS FOR WHICH THE CUSTOMER
 MAY BE ELIGIBLE;
   (V) THE CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH RESULTED IN THE PAST DUE BILLS;
   (VI)  HARDSHIPS  WHICH  MAY RESULT FROM THE LACK OF UTILITY SERVICE TO
 THE CUSTOMER; AND
   (VII) ANY OTHER RELEVANT FACTORS RELATED TO THE CIRCUMSTANCES  OF  THE
 CUSTOMER.
   (B)  AN  INVESTOR-OWNED  COMBINATION UTILITY COMPANY SHALL PERMIT EACH
 CUSTOMER A PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN TWENTY-ONE DAYS  FROM  THE  DATE  THE
 BILL  WAS SENT TO PAY IN FULL, UNLESS THE CUSTOMER AND THE UTILITY AGREE
 ON A DIFFERENT DUE DATE. A UTILITY  SHALL  NOT  WITHDRAW  FUNDS  FROM  A
 CUSTOMER'S ACCOUNT BEFORE THE DUE DATE IN CASES WHERE A CUSTOMER USES AN
 AUTOMATIC  BILL  PAYMENT  PLAN UNLESS THE CUSTOMER AGREES TO A DIFFERENT
 PERIOD.
   5. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL MAY BRING A CIVIL ACTION AGAINST ANY  INVESTOR
 OWNED  COMBINATION UTILITY COMPANIES THAT VIOLATE THIS SECTION TO ENJOIN
 SUCH VIOLATION AND MAY RECOVER A CIVIL PENALTY  OF  UP  TO  ONE  HUNDRED
 DOLLARS  PER  VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION OR, FOR A PATTERN OR PRACTICE OF
 SUCH VIOLATIONS, OF UP  TO  ONE  THOUSAND  DOLLARS  PER  VIOLATION.    A
 VIOLATION SHALL BE JUDGED PER INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

co-Sponsors

2023-A2072A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:: S1200
Current Committee:: Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:: Public Service Law
Laws Affected:: Add §37-b, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2021-2022: A10480, S8983
2025-2026: A168, S1330

2023-A2072A - Summary

2023-A2072A - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2072--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CUNNINGHAM  -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Energy -- committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the public service law, in relation to requiring the
   establishment of automatic payment plans

   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
 66-v to read as follows:
   § 66-V. UTILITY AUTOMATIC PAYMENT PLANS. 1.  WITHIN ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY
 DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION,  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER
 PROVISION  OF  LAW, THE COMMISSION IS AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO REQUIRE
 UTILITY COMPANIES HEADQUARTERED IN NEW YORK  TO  ESTABLISH  A  STATEWIDE
 PROGRAM  TO PROVIDE ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS WITH AFFORDABLE PAYMENT PLANS.
 UTILITY COMPANIES SHALL AUTOMATICALLY PROVIDE APPROPRIATE PAYMENT  PLANS
 TO  QUALIFYING LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS WHO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION OF THEIR
 ELIGIBILITY STATUS.  THE FISCAL IMPACT OF SUCH A PROGRAM  SHALL  NOT  BE
 BORNE BY CUSTOMERS AND SHALL NOT BE ADDED TO BILLS RENDERED BY THE UTIL-
 ITY  COMPANY  TO  CUSTOMERS.  ENROLLMENT  SHALL BE AVAILABLE AT ANY TIME
 DURING THE YEAR. FOR THE PURPOSES OF  THIS  SECTION,  "UTILITY  COMPANY"
 SHALL  MEAN  A  UTILITY  COMPANY  THAT  PROVIDES ELECTRIC, GAS, OR STEAM
 SERVICE.
   2. (A) THE COMMISSION SHALL ENGAGE WITH UTILITY COMPANIES TO ESTABLISH
 AUTOMATED FILE MATCHING MECHANISMS THAT  WILL  PROVIDE,  VIA  ELECTRONIC
 MEANS, UTILITY COMPANIES WITH A LIST OF ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS WITHIN THE
 UTILITY  COMPANY'S  SERVICE TERRITORY. THE COMMISSION SHALL PROVIDE SUCH
 INFORMATION TO SUCH UTILITY COMPANIES  NO  LESS  THAN  SEMI-ANNUALLY.  A
 UTILITY COMPANY WHICH OFFERS SUCH A PAYMENT PLAN PROGRAM SHALL CONSPICU-
 OUSLY  ADVERTISE  THE  AVAILABILITY  OF SUCH PLAN ON THE WEBSITE OF SUCH
 UTILITY COMPANY.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04261-03-3
 A. 2072--A                          2

 
   (B) THE COMMISSION SHALL ALSO CREATE A MECHANISM BY WHICH AN  INDIVID-
 UAL'S  DOCUMENTATION  IS  SUBMITTED AND REASONABLY AND PROMPTLY REVIEWED
 FOR QUALIFICATION AS PROPER DOCUMENTATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S  ELIGIBIL-
 ITY  STATUS. SUCH MECHANISM SHALL ALSO PROVIDE FOR ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION
 OF DOCUMENTATION.
   3. AN INDIVIDUAL OR HOUSEHOLD SHALL BE DETERMINED TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A
 PAYMENT  PLAN  IF SUCH INDIVIDUAL OR HOUSEHOLD PROVIDES DOCUMENTATION OF
 ELIGIBILITY FOR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS:
   (A) TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (FAMILY ASSISTANCE);
   (B) SAFETY NET ASSISTANCE (PUBLIC ASSISTANCE);
   (C) SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME (SSI);
   (D) SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP);
   (E) LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM;
   (F) VETERAN'S DISABILITY PENSION;
   (G) VETERAN'S SURVIVING SPOUSE PENSION;
   (H) CHILD HEALTH PLUS;
   (I) LIFELINE;
   (J) HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (HEAP);
   (K) DIRECT VENDOR OR UTILITY GUARANTEE;
   (L) TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF);
   (M) SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY INSURANCE (SSDI);
   (N) EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (ERAP); AND
   (O) ANY  OTHER  INCOME-BASED  ASSISTANCE  PROGRAM  IDENTIFIED  BY  THE
 COMMISSION.
   4. (A) WHEN DEVISING PAYMENT PLANS, THE UTILITY COMPANY SHALL CONSIDER
 THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE CUSTOMER INCLUDING:
   (I) THE AMOUNT DUE, IF ANY, ON THE ACCOUNT;
   (II) THE CUSTOMER'S ABILITY TO PAY;
   (III) THE CUSTOMER'S PAYMENT HISTORY;
   (IV) THE ANTICIPATED ENERGY ASSISTANCE BENEFITS FOR WHICH THE CUSTOMER
 MAY BE ELIGIBLE;
   (V) THE CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH RESULTED IN THE PAST DUE BILLS;
   (VI)  HARDSHIPS  WHICH  MAY RESULT FROM THE LACK OF UTILITY SERVICE TO
 THE CUSTOMER; AND
   (VII) ANY OTHER RELEVANT FACTORS RELATED TO THE CIRCUMSTANCES  OF  THE
 CUSTOMER.
   (B)  A UTILITY COMPANY SHALL PERMIT EACH CUSTOMER A PERIOD OF NOT LESS
 THAN TWENTY-ONE DAYS FROM THE DATE THE BILL WAS SENT  TO  PAY  IN  FULL,
 UNLESS  THE  CUSTOMER  AND  THE UTILITY COMPANY AGREE ON A DIFFERENT DUE
 DATE. A UTILITY COMPANY SHALL  NOT  WITHDRAW  FUNDS  FROM  A  CUSTOMER'S
 ACCOUNT  BEFORE THE DUE DATE IN CASES WHERE A CUSTOMER USES AN AUTOMATIC
 BILL PAYMENT PLAN UNLESS THE CUSTOMER AGREES TO A DIFFERENT PERIOD.
   5. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL MAY BRING A CIVIL ACTION AGAINST  ANY  UTILITY
 COMPANIES  THAT  VIOLATE  THIS  SECTION TO ENJOIN SUCH VIOLATION AND MAY
 RECOVER A CIVIL PENALTY OF UP TO ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS  PER  VIOLATION  OF
 THIS  SECTION OR, FOR A PATTERN OR PRACTICE OF SUCH VIOLATIONS, OF UP TO
 ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS PER VIOLATION.   A VIOLATION SHALL  BE  JUDGED  PER
 INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNT.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 have become a law.

co-Sponsors

2023-A2072B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:: S1200
Current Committee:: Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:: Public Service Law
Laws Affected:: Add §37-b, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2021-2022: A10480, S8983
2025-2026: A168, S1330

2023-A2072B (ACTIVE) - Summary

2023-A2072B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2072--B
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CUNNINGHAM  -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Energy -- committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted  to  said  committee -- again
   reported from said committee with  amendments,  ordered  reprinted  as
   amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT  to  amend  the public service law, in relation to requiring the
   establishment of automatic payment plans
 
   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
 37-b to read as follows:
   § 37-B. UTILITY AUTOMATIC PAYMENT PLANS. 1.  WITHIN ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY
 DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION,  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER
 PROVISION  OF  LAW, THE COMMISSION IS AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO REQUIRE
 UTILITY COMPANIES  TO  PROVIDE  ELIGIBLE  PARTICIPANTS  WITH  AFFORDABLE
 PAYMENT PLANS. UTILITY COMPANIES SHALL AUTOMATICALLY PROVIDE APPROPRIATE
 PAYMENT  PLANS TO QUALIFYING LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS WHO PROVIDE DOCUMEN-
 TATION OF THEIR ELIGIBILITY STATUS. ENROLLMENT SHALL BE AVAILABLE AT ANY
 TIME DURING THE YEAR. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "UTILITY  COMPA-
 NY"  SHALL  MEAN A UTILITY COMPANY THAT PROVIDES ELECTRIC, GAS, OR STEAM
 SERVICE.
   2. (A) A UTILITY COMPANY WHICH OFFERS  SUCH  A  PAYMENT  PLAN  PROGRAM
 SHALL  CONSPICUOUSLY  ADVERTISE  THE  AVAILABILITY  OF  SUCH PLAN ON THE
 WEBSITE OF SUCH UTILITY COMPANY.
   (B) THE COMMISSION SHALL ALSO CREATE A MECHANISM BY WHICH AN  INDIVID-
 UAL'S DOCUMENTATION IS SUBMITTED AND REASONABLY AND PROMPTLY REVIEWED BY
 A UTILITY COMPANY FOR QUALIFICATION AS PROPER DOCUMENTATION OF THE INDI-
 VIDUAL'S ELIGIBILITY STATUS. SUCH MECHANISM SHALL ALSO PROVIDE FOR ELEC-
 TRONIC SUBMISSION OF DOCUMENTATION.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04261-06-3
 A. 2072--B                          2

   3. AN INDIVIDUAL OR HOUSEHOLD SHALL BE DETERMINED TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A
 PAYMENT  PLAN  IF SUCH INDIVIDUAL OR HOUSEHOLD PROVIDES DOCUMENTATION OF
 ELIGIBILITY FOR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS:
   (A) TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (FAMILY ASSISTANCE);
   (B) SAFETY NET ASSISTANCE (PUBLIC ASSISTANCE);
   (C) SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME (SSI);
   (D) SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP);
   (E) VETERANS DISABILITY PENSION AND SURVIVORS BENEFITS;
   (F) CHILD HEALTH PLUS;
   (G) LIFELINE;
   (H) HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (HEAP);
   (I) DIRECT VENDOR OR UTILITY GUARANTEE;
   (J) SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY INSURANCE (SSDI);
   (K) EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (ERAP);
   (L) MEDICAID;
   (M) FEDERAL PUBLIC HOUSING ASSISTANCE;
   (N) BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS GENERAL ASSISTANCE;
   (O) HEAD START;
   (P) TRIBAL TANF;
   (Q) FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM ON INDIAN RESERVATION (FDPIR); AND
   (R)  ANY  OTHER  INCOME-BASED  ASSISTANCE  PROGRAM  IDENTIFIED  BY THE
 COMMISSION AND/OR THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE.
   4. (A) WHEN DEVISING PAYMENT PLANS, THE UTILITY COMPANY SHALL CONSIDER
 THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE CUSTOMER INCLUDING:
   (I) THE AMOUNT DUE, IF ANY, ON THE ACCOUNT;
   (II) THE CUSTOMER'S ABILITY TO PAY;
   (III) THE CUSTOMER'S PAYMENT HISTORY;
   (IV) THE ANTICIPATED ENERGY ASSISTANCE BENEFITS FOR WHICH THE CUSTOMER
 MAY BE ELIGIBLE;
   (V) THE CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH RESULTED IN THE PAST DUE BILLS;
   (VI) HARDSHIPS WHICH MAY RESULT FROM THE LACK OF  UTILITY  SERVICE  TO
 THE CUSTOMER; AND
   (VII)  ANY  OTHER RELEVANT FACTORS RELATED TO THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE
 CUSTOMER.
   (B) A UTILITY COMPANY SHALL PERMIT EACH CUSTOMER A PERIOD OF NOT  LESS
 THAN  TWENTY-ONE  DAYS  FROM  THE DATE THE BILL WAS SENT TO PAY IN FULL,
 UNLESS THE CUSTOMER AND THE UTILITY COMPANY AGREE  ON  A  DIFFERENT  DUE
 DATE.  A  UTILITY  COMPANY  SHALL  NOT  WITHDRAW FUNDS FROM A CUSTOMER'S
 ACCOUNT BEFORE THE DUE DATE IN CASES WHERE A CUSTOMER USES AN  AUTOMATIC
 BILL PAYMENT PLAN UNLESS THE CUSTOMER AGREES TO A DIFFERENT PERIOD.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 have become a law.

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