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Assembly Bill A8968

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires utility companies to give homeowners notice of intent to enter onto private property

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2023-A8968 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §44-a, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A5166

2023-A8968 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires utility companies to provide written notice to the owner of a residential property of the date and approximate time the utility company will enter onto the property and the purpose for which the utility company employee or contractor shall be entering onto the property.

2023-A8968 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8968
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 31, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to requiring utility
   companies to give homeowners notice of intent to  enter  onto  private
   property
 
   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
 44-a to read as follows:
   §  44-A.  NOTICE  OF  INTENT  TO ENTER ONTO PRIVATE PROPERTY. PRIOR TO
 ENTERING ONTO ANY RESIDENTIAL PRIVATE PROPERTY TO EFFECT  INSTALLATIONS,
 DISCONNECTIONS,  REPAIRS,  SERVICE  WORK  OR  METER  READINGS, A UTILITY
 COMPANY SHALL PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY OF THE
 DATE AND APPROXIMATE TIME OF THE INTENDED  ENTRY  AND  THE  PURPOSE  FOR
 WHICH  THE UTILITY COMPANY EMPLOYEE OR CONTRACTOR SHALL BE ENTERING ONTO
 THE PROPERTY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13209-01-3

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