Senate Bill S1303

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to adjustment of electric residential fixed charges

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  • 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-S1303 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §42-b, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S6241
2021-2022: S2837
2025-2026: S1329

2023-S1303 - Summary

Directs the department of public service to adjust each utility corporation's residential fixed charge upon such corporation's filing with the department of an amendment of rate schedules, to recover only the fixed costs and operation and maintenance expenses directly related to metering, billing, service connections and the provision of customer service.

2023-S1303 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1303 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1303
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- 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, in relation to adjustment of
   electric residential fixed charges
 
   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
 42-b to read as follows:
   § 42-B. ADJUSTMENT OF ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION COMPANY RESIDENTIAL  FIXED
 CHARGE.  1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION "RESIDENTIAL FIXED CHARGE" MEANS ANY
 FIXED FEE CHARGED TO RESIDENTIAL ELECTRIC CUSTOMERS, INCLUDING, BUT  NOT
 LIMITED  TO,  (A)  A  FIXED CHARGE FOR DISTRIBUTION BASIC SERVICE, (B) A
 DISTRIBUTION CUSTOMER SERVICE CHARGE, (C) A CUSTOMER CHARGE,  OR  (D)  A
 BASIC  SERVICE  FEE WHICH IS SEPARATE AND DISTINCT FROM ANY DISTRIBUTION
 CHARGE PER KILOWATT-HOUR.
   2. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADJUST EACH UTILITY CORPORATION'S  RESIDENTIAL
 FIXED  CHARGE  UPON  SUCH CORPORATION'S FILING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF AN
 AMENDMENT OF RATE SCHEDULES PURSUANT TO ARTICLE FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER, TO
 RECOVER ONLY THE FIXED COSTS  AND  OPERATION  AND  MAINTENANCE  EXPENSES
 DIRECTLY  RELATED  TO  METERING,  BILLING,  SERVICE  CONNECTIONS AND THE
 PROVISION OF CUSTOMER SERVICE.
   3. THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT  PERMIT
 OR ENABLE THE DEPARTMENT TO CAUSE A COST SHIFT TO OTHER RATE CLASSES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01632-01-3

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2023-S1303A - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §42-b, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S6241
2021-2022: S2837
2025-2026: S1329

2023-S1303A - Summary

Directs the department of public service to adjust each utility corporation's residential fixed charge upon such corporation's filing with the department of an amendment of rate schedules, to recover only the fixed costs and operation and maintenance expenses directly related to metering, billing, service connections and the provision of customer service.

2023-S1303A - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1303A - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1303--A
     Cal. No. 129
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  PARKER, COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and  Tele-
   communications  --  reported favorably from said committee, ordered to
   first and second report, ordered to a third reading, passed by  Senate
   and  delivered  to the Assembly, recalled, vote reconsidered, restored
   to third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining  its  place
   in the order of third reading
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the public service law, in relation to adjustment of
   electric residential fixed charges
 
   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
 42-b to read as follows:
   § 42-B. ADJUSTMENT OF ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION COMPANY RESIDENTIAL  FIXED
 CHARGE.  1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION "RESIDENTIAL FIXED CHARGE" MEANS ANY
 FIXED FEE CHARGED TO RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS OF AN ELECTRIC, GAS OR COMBI-
 NATION ELECTRIC AND GAS UTILITY CORPORATION, INCLUDING, BUT NOT  LIMITED
 TO,  (A)  A  FIXED CHARGE FOR DISTRIBUTION BASIC SERVICE, (B) A DISTRIB-
 UTION CUSTOMER SERVICE CHARGE, (C) A CUSTOMER CHARGE,  OR  (D)  A  BASIC
 SERVICE  FEE WHICH IS SEPARATE AND DISTINCT FROM ANY DISTRIBUTION CHARGE
 PER KILOWATT-HOUR.
   2. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADJUST EACH UTILITY CORPORATION'S  RESIDENTIAL
 FIXED  CHARGE  UPON  SUCH CORPORATION'S FILING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF AN
 AMENDMENT OF RATE SCHEDULES PURSUANT TO ARTICLE FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER, TO
 RECOVER ONLY THE FIXED COSTS  AND  OPERATION  AND  MAINTENANCE  EXPENSES
 DIRECTLY  RELATED  TO  METERING,  BILLING,  SERVICE  CONNECTIONS AND THE
 PROVISION OF CUSTOMER SERVICE.
   3. A UTILITY CORPORATION MAY NOT IMPOSE A RESIDENTIAL FIXED CHARGE  IN
 EXCESS  OF  TEN PERCENT PER MONTH ON THE TOTAL BALANCE OF ANY BILL BASED
 ON A REASONABLE CALCULATION OF THE SPECIFIC COSTS AND EXPENSES  PURSUANT
 TO  THIS  SUBDIVISION.    IN THE EVENT THAT THE RESIDENTIAL FIXED CHARGE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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2023-S1303B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §42-b, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S6241
2021-2022: S2837
2025-2026: S1329

2023-S1303B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the department of public service to adjust each utility corporation's residential fixed charge upon such corporation's filing with the department of an amendment of rate schedules, to recover only the fixed costs and operation and maintenance expenses directly related to metering, billing, service connections and the provision of customer service.

2023-S1303B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1303B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1303--B
     Cal. No. 129
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  PARKER, COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and  Tele-
   communications  --  reported favorably from said committee, ordered to
   first and second report, ordered to a third reading, passed by  Senate
   and  delivered  to the Assembly, recalled, vote reconsidered, restored
   to third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining  its  place
   in  the order of third reading -- again amended and ordered reprinted,
   retaining its place in the order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in  relation  to  adjustment  of
   electric residential fixed charges
 
   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
 42-b to read as follows:
   §  42-B. ADJUSTMENT OF ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION COMPANY RESIDENTIAL FIXED
 CHARGE. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION "RESIDENTIAL FIXED CHARGE" MEANS  ANY
 FIXED FEE CHARGED TO RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS OF AN ELECTRIC, GAS OR COMBI-
 NATION  ELECTRIC AND GAS UTILITY CORPORATION, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
 TO, (A) A FIXED CHARGE FOR DISTRIBUTION BASIC SERVICE,  (B)  A  DISTRIB-
 UTION  CUSTOMER  SERVICE  CHARGE,  (C) A CUSTOMER CHARGE, OR (D) A BASIC
 SERVICE FEE WHICH IS SEPARATE AND DISTINCT FROM ANY DISTRIBUTION  CHARGE
 PER KILOWATT-HOUR.
   2.  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADJUST EACH UTILITY CORPORATION'S RESIDENTIAL
 FIXED CHARGE UPON SUCH CORPORATION'S FILING WITH THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  AN
 AMENDMENT OF RATE SCHEDULES PURSUANT TO ARTICLE FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER, TO
 RECOVER  ONLY  THE  FIXED  COSTS  AND OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE EXPENSES
 DIRECTLY RELATED TO  METERING,  BILLING,  SERVICE  CONNECTIONS  AND  THE
 PROVISION OF CUSTOMER SERVICE.
   3.  THE UTILITY CORPORATION SHALL PROVIDE CLEAR AND TRANSPARENT INFOR-
 MATION ON FIXED CHARGES TO RESIDENTIAL  ELECTRIC,  GAS,  OR  COMBINATION
 ELECTRIC  AND  GAS UTILITY CUSTOMERS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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