Senate Bill S2879

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires gas and electric utilities to make available to landlords upon request information concerning gas and electric charges incurred for residential premises

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Energy And Telecommunications 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-S2879 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §66-u, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S8097
2011-2012: S1878
2013-2014: S1736
2015-2016: S1780
2017-2018: S131, S2180
2019-2020: S2749
2021-2022: S5841

2023-S2879 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires gas and electric utilities to make available to landlords or lessors, upon request of prospective tenants or lessees, information concerning gas and electric charges incurred for residential rental premises.

2023-S2879 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S2879 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2879
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 25, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- 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 making gas and
   electric billing information for residential rental premises available
   upon request

   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
 66-u to read as follows:
   § 66-U. GAS AND ELECTRIC BILLING INFORMATION  FOR  RESIDENTIAL  RENTAL
 PREMISES.  EVERY  GAS CORPORATION, ELECTRIC CORPORATION AND MUNICIPALITY
 SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE TO ANY LANDLORD OR  LESSOR  OF  RESIDENTIAL  RENTAL
 PREMISES,  WITHIN  TEN  DAYS OF RECEIPT OF A WRITTEN OR INTERNET REQUEST
 THEREFOR FROM ANY PROSPECTIVE TENANT OR LESSEE  THEREOF,  PRIOR  TO  THE
 COMMENCEMENT  OF TENANCY OR EXECUTION OF A LEASE, INFORMATION CONSISTING
 OF THE AVERAGE MONTHLY CHARGES INCURRED AT  SUCH  PREMISES  FOR  GAS  OR
 ELECTRIC  SERVICE  OR  BOTH  FOR  THE  LIFE  OF THE DWELLING UNIT OR THE
 PRECEDING TWO YEAR PERIOD, WHICHEVER IS SHORTER.  PROSPECTIVE TENANTS OR
 LESSEES SHALL PROVIDE THEIR NAME, ADDRESS, DRIVER'S  LICENSE  NUMBER  OR
 SOCIAL  SECURITY  NUMBER OR TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER OR NON-DRIVER
 ID CARD OR ANY OFFICIAL DOCUMENTED OR UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRATION IDENTIFI-
 CATION,  SIGNATURE,  AND  ACKNOWLEDGE  THAT  THIS  BILLING   INFORMATION
 REQUESTED  MAY ONLY BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING PRIOR GAS AND
 ELECTRIC USAGE AS A FACTOR IN DECIDING TO OCCUPY THE DWELLING UNIT. EACH
 PROSPECTIVE TENANT OR LESSEE IS LIMITED TO A TOTAL OF FIVE REQUESTS IN A
 CALENDAR YEAR WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.  SUCH INFORMATION  SHALL  BE
 IDENTIFIED  SOLELY  BY  THE  ADDRESS  OF THE DWELLING UNIT, AND NO OTHER
 INFORMATION IDENTIFYING THE OWNER, LESSEE,  OR  OTHER  OCCUPANT  OF  THE
 DWELLING  UNIT  SHALL  BE  UTILIZED FOR, OR MADE AVAILABLE IN CONNECTION
 WITH, THE FURNISHING OF BILLING INFORMATION PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SECTION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04667-01-3
              

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