Assembly Bill A8047

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Prohibits cable television companies from collecting payment when an unsolicited reduction to service occurs

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Current 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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2023-A8047 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §224-b, Pub Serv L

2023-A8047 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits cable television companies from collecting payment when an unsolicited reduction to service occurs; provides no request for future payment shall be made.

2023-A8047 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8047
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                            September 27, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  O'DONNELL  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to prohibiting cable
   television companies  from  collecting  payment  when  an  unsolicited
   reduction to service occurs

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 224-b of the  public  service  law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
   3.  IF  A  CABLE TELEVISION COMPANY REDUCES THE CHANNELS PROVIDED TO A
 CUSTOMER WITHOUT SUCH CUSTOMER REQUESTING  SUCH  REDUCTION,  SUCH  CABLE
 TELEVISION  COMPANY  IS  PROHIBITED  FROM  REQUESTING  AND/OR COLLECTING
 PAYMENT FROM SUCH CUSTOMER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13235-01-3

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