Assembly Bill A3503A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to customers with documented need for essential electricity for medical needs

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-A3503 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1630
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §66, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A11056, S9091
2021-2022: A2464, S4178

2023-A3503 - Summary

Provides that each electric corporation shall establish a unique priority phone number that shall remain in operation every day of the year for customers who have documented their need for essential electricity for medical needs; makes related provisions.

2023-A3503 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3503
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. DINOWITZ, D. ROSENTHAL, ZEBROWSKI, RAMOS, SIMON,
   REYES, DICKENS, FAHY, THIELE, EICHENSTEIN, OTIS, SEAWRIGHT,  ROZIC  --
   read  once  and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities
   and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation  to  customers  with
   life-saving equipment during a service disruption
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. 1. Definitions. For purposes of this section:
   "customer with life-saving equipment" shall have the same meaning as a
 person living in a residence that uses a life support system as  defined
 in subdivision 12 of section 65 of the public service law.
   2.  a.  The  public  service  commission  shall  commence a rulemaking
 proceeding to set minimum requirements regarding  customers  with  life-
 saving  equipment.  Such  rulemaking  proceeding  shall establish a plan
 that, in the event of an electric service disruption, requires  electric
 corporations to:
   i. provide backup generators capable of powering life-saving equipment
 to customers with life-saving equipment, including refueling or recharg-
 ing services; or
   ii.  provide temporary lodging accommodations at a location capable of
 powering life-saving equipment, including but  not  limited  to  compen-
 sation  for hotel rooms or hospital admissions, based on the duration of
 the electric service disruption to customers with life-saving equipment;
 and
   iii. prioritize electric service restoration to customers  with  life-
 saving equipment.
   b.  Upon  adoption  by the commission, each electric corporation shall
 incorporate the established  minimum  requirements  into  its  emergency
 response  plan  pursuant  to  subdivision 21 of section 66 of the public
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00902-01-3
 A. 3503                             2

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2023-A3503A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1630
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §66, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A11056, S9091
2021-2022: A2464, S4178

2023-A3503A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that each electric corporation shall establish a unique priority phone number that shall remain in operation every day of the year for customers who have documented their need for essential electricity for medical needs; makes related provisions.

2023-A3503A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3503--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. DINOWITZ, D. ROSENTHAL, ZEBROWSKI, RAMOS, SIMON,
   REYES, DICKENS, FAHY, THIELE, EICHENSTEIN, OTIS, SEAWRIGHT,  ROZIC  --
   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 customers with
   documented need for essential electricity for medical needs
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.    Paragraph  (g)  of subdivision 21 of section 66 of  the
 public service law is relettered paragraph (i) and  two  new  paragraphs
 (g) and (h) are added to read as follows:
   (G)  EACH ELECTRIC CORPORATION SHALL ESTABLISH A UNIQUE PRIORITY PHONE
 NUMBER THAT SHALL REMAIN IN OPERATION EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR FOR  CUSTOM-
 ERS WHO HAVE DOCUMENTED THEIR NEED FOR ESSENTIAL ELECTRICITY FOR MEDICAL
 NEEDS.    SUCH ELECTRIC CORPORATION SHALL PROVIDE NOTICE AND IDENTIFICA-
 TION OF SUCH PHONE NUMBER THROUGH BILL INSERTS, VIA E-MAIL, AND ON  SUCH
 ELECTRIC  CORPORATION'S  WEBSITE.   SUCH NOTICE AND IDENTIFICATION SHALL
 INCLUDE INFORMATION RELATING TO HOW EXISTING CUSTOMERS CAN  ENSURE  THEY
 ARE STILL REGISTERED WITH THE ELECTRIC CORPORATION AS A CUSTOMER WHO HAS
 DOCUMENTED  THEIR  NEED  FOR ESSENTIAL ELECTRICITY FOR MEDICAL NEEDS FOR
 THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION.
   (H) CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE DOCUMENTED THEIR NEED FOR ESSENTIAL ELECTRICITY
 FOR MEDICAL NEEDS SHALL BE ABLE TO CALL SUCH NUMBER ESTABLISHED BY PARA-
 GRAPH (G) OF THIS SUBDIVISION AT ANY TIME, INCLUDING A TIME PRECEDING OR
 DURING AN ELECTRIC SERVICE DISRUPTION TO:
   I. REGISTER WITH AN ELECTRIC CORPORATION AS A CUSTOMER NEEDING  ESSEN-
 TIAL ELECTRICITY FOR MEDICAL NEEDS;
   II.  RECEIVE  INFORMATION  OR  PROJECTIONS REGARDING THE SEVERITY OF A
 STORM, STORM-LIKE ELECTRIC EMERGENCY OR SYSTEM EMERGENCY, IF APPLICABLE;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00902-04-3
 A. 3503--A                          2

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