Senate Bill S406A

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Authorizes utility corporations, telegraph and telephone corporations, and cable television corporations to provide notice of bills to third parties

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Current Bill Status Via A1368 - Signed by Governor


  • 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-S406 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1368
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §40, Pub Serv L; add §393-f, Gen Bus L; amd §1020-f, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S4290, A509
2011-2012: S1112, A3693
2013-2014: S2639, A3907
2015-2016: S2440, A5794
2017-2018: S2294, A4355, A9696
2019-2020: S1620, A3743
2021-2022: S3138, A422

2023-S406 - Summary

Authorizes utility corporations, telegraph and telephone corporations, and cable television corporations to provide notice of bills to third parties at the request of the customer.

2023-S406 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S406 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    406
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 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, the general business law and the
   public authorities law, in relation to third party notification

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 40 of the public service law, as amended by chapter
 631 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows:
   § 40. Voluntary third-party [notice prior to termination  of  service]
 NOTIFICATION.  1. Every utility corporation or municipality shall permit
 a  residential  customer to designate a third-party to receive NOTICE OF
 THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE OR PAST DUE  ON  ALL  BILLS,  THE  AMOUNTS  OF  ANY
 PAYMENTS  PAID  BY OR ON BEHALF OF SUCH RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER, AND copies
 of all notices relating to  termination  of  service  [or]  AND  NOTICES
 RELATING TO collection of amounts due sent to such residential customer,
 provided that the designated third-party indicates in writing a willing-
 ness to receive such notices.
   2.  Every utility corporation or municipality shall permit a landlord,
 upon written request of both the landlord and  tenant,  to  designate  a
 third-party to be notified of all requests for discontinuance of service
 to units owned by such landlord.
   § 2. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 393-f
 to read as follows:
   §  393-F.  VOLUNTARY  THIRD-PARTY  NOTIFICATION. 1. EVERY TELEGRAPH OR
 TELEPHONE CORPORATION,  CABLE  TELEVISION  CORPORATION,  CELLULAR  PHONE
 COMPANY,  OR  MUNICIPALITY SHALL PERMIT A RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER TO DESIG-
 NATE A THIRD-PARTY TO RECEIVE NOTICE OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE OR PAST DUE
 ON ALL BILLS, THE AMOUNTS OF ANY PAYMENTS PAID BY OR ON BEHALF  OF  SUCH
 RESIDENTIAL  CUSTOMER, AND COPIES OF ALL NOTICES RELATING TO TERMINATION
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

2023-S406A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1368
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §40, Pub Serv L; add §393-f, Gen Bus L; amd §1020-f, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S4290, A509
2011-2012: S1112, A3693
2013-2014: S2639, A3907
2015-2016: S2440, A5794
2017-2018: S2294, A4355, A9696
2019-2020: S1620, A3743
2021-2022: S3138, A422

2023-S406A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes utility corporations, telegraph and telephone corporations, and cable television corporations to provide notice of bills to third parties at the request of the customer.

2023-S406A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S406A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  406--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
   cations  --  committee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the public service law, the general business law and the
   public authorities law, in relation to third-party notification
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 40 of the public service law, as amended by chapter
 631 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows:
   § 40. Voluntary  third-party  [notice prior to termination of service]
 NOTIFICATION.  1. Every utility corporation or municipality shall permit
 a residential customer to  designate  a  [third-party]  THIRD  PARTY  to
 receive  NOTICE  OF  THE  TOTAL AMOUNT DUE OR PAST DUE ON ALL BILLS, THE
 AMOUNTS OF ANY PAYMENTS PAID BY OR ON BEHALF OF SUCH RESIDENTIAL CUSTOM-
 ER, AND copies of all notices relating to termination  of  service  [or]
 AND  NOTICES RELATING TO collection of amounts due sent to such residen-
 tial customer, provided that the designated  [third-party]  THIRD  PARTY
 indicates in writing a willingness to receive such notices, AND PROVIDED
 FURTHER,  WHERE  A  RESIDENTIAL  CUSTOMER OPTS FOR THIRD-PARTY NOTIFICA-
 TIONS, SUCH RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER MAY OPT TO  CONTINUE  TO  RECEIVE  SUCH
 NOTICES.
   2.  Every utility corporation or municipality shall permit a landlord,
 upon written request of both the landlord and  tenant,  to  designate  a
 [third-party]  THIRD PARTY to be notified of all requests for discontin-
 uance of service to units [owned] OCCUPIED by  such  [landlord]  TENANT,
 PROVIDED  THAT  THE DESIGNED THIRD PARTY INDICATES IN WRITING A WILLING-
 NESS TO RECEIVE SUCH NOTICES, AND PROVIDED FURTHER, WHERE THE TENANT AND
 LANDLORD CUSTOMERS OPT FOR THIRD-PARTY NOTIFICATIONS,  SUCH  TENANT  AND
 LANDLORD CUSTOMERS MAY OPT TO CONTINUE TO RECEIVE SUCH NOTICES.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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