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Assembly Bill A11045

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Prohibits utility corporations and municipalities from increasing a bill previously rendered to a small non-residential customer after twelve months from the date service was provided

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2025-A11045 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8710
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §66-w, Pub Serv L

2025-A11045 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits utility corporations and municipalities from increasing a bill previously rendered to a small non-residential customer after twelve months from the date service was provided; provides limited exceptions to such prohibition; requires the utility corporation or municipality to provide notice regarding the late billing.

2025-A11045 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   11045
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 24, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. JACOBSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Energy
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the public service law, in relation to prohibiting the
   increase of certain utility charges after twelve months from the  time
   service was provided
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The opening paragraph of section 66-w of the public service
 law is designated subdivision 1 and a new subdivision 2 is added to read
 as follows:
   2. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, A  UTILITY  CORPORATION
 OR  MUNICIPALITY  MAY  NOT ADJUST UPWARD A BILL PREVIOUSLY RENDERED TO A
 SMALL NON-RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER AFTER THE  EXPIRATION  OF  TWELVE  MONTHS
 FROM  THE TIME THE SERVICE TO WHICH THE ADJUSTMENT PERTAINS WAS PROVIDED
 UNLESS:  (A) FAILURE TO BILL CORRECTLY  WAS  CAUSED  BY  THE  CUSTOMER'S
 CULPABLE  CONDUCT  OR  WAS  NOT DUE TO THE NEGLECT OF THE UTILITY CORPO-
 RATION OR MUNICIPALITY; OR (B) THERE WAS A DISPUTE BETWEEN  THE  UTILITY
 CORPORATION  OR MUNICIPALITY AND THE CUSTOMER CONCERNING THE BILL DURING
 THE TWELVE-MONTH PERIOD. A UTILITY CORPORATION OR  MUNICIPALITY  ISSUING
 AN ADDITIONAL OR INCREASED BILL CHARGING FOR SERVICES RENDERED TWELVE OR
 MORE  MONTHS  PRIOR  TO  SUCH  DATE  OF ISSUANCE SHALL INCLUDE WITH IT A
 NOTICE GIVING THE REASON FOR THE LATE BILLING.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13890-02-5

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