Senate Bill S1804

Vetoed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires gas and electric corporations to provide sixty days' notice to customers whenever there is a service rate or charge increase

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Vetoed By Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S1804 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4895
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §66, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S8373
2025-2026: S1194, A6326

2023-S1804 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires gas and electric corporations to provide sixty days' notice to customers whenever there is a service rate or charge increase.

2023-S1804 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1804 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1804
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- 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 requiring gas and
   electric corporations to provide sixty days' notice to customers when-
   ever there is a service rate or charge increase

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 12 of section 66 of the public service  law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (l) to read as follows:
   (L)  IN  ADDITION  TO  ANY OTHER REQUIREMENTS REGARDING AN INCREASE IN
 RATES OR CHARGES IMPOSED BY THIS SECTION, THE COMMISSION  SHALL  REQUIRE
 ALL  GAS  AND  ELECTRIC  CORPORATIONS  TO  PROVIDE  AT LEAST SIXTY DAYS'
 NOTICE, IN WRITING,  TO  EACH  CUSTOMER  WHICH  SUCH  SERVICE  IS  BEING
 PROVIDED  TO, INDICATING TO SUCH CUSTOMER THAT A RATE OR CHARGE INCREASE
 FOR SERVICES WILL TAKE EFFECT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04654-01-3

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