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Senate Bill S7824

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires public hearings on increases in utility charges

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2023-S7824 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8356
Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §66, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
S980, A2004

2023-S7824 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the public service commission hold public hearings on increases in utility rates, fees, rentals, or charges.

2023-S7824 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7824 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7824
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             December 20, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. ROLISON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to requiring  public
   hearings on increases in utility charges
 
   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  ANY  CASE IN WHICH THE COMMISSION WILL BE DETERMINING WHETHER
 ANY INCREASED RATE, FEE, RENTAL, OR CHARGE IMPOSED  BY  A  UTILITY  WILL
 OCCUR, THE COMMISSION SHALL, AT LEAST NINETY DAYS PRIOR TO THE DATE WHEN
 SUCH INCREASE IS TO BE DECIDED ON, HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING WITHIN THE AREA
 WHERE  SUCH  INCREASE  IS  PROPOSED.  SUCH  PUBLIC HEARING SHALL INCLUDE
 PUBLIC COMMENTS AND ALLOW FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO ASK QUESTIONS  OF
 THE COMMISSION AND THE UTILITY RELATED TO SUCH INCREASE.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary  for  the  implementation  of
 this  act  on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
 on or before such effective date.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13458-01-3

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