Gray, Maher, Brown E, Bendett, DeStefano, Tague, Durso, Morinello, Brabenec, Lemondes, Smullen,
McDonough, Chang, Brown K
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Add §§44-a & 44-b, Pub Serv L
Requires the notification of a public utility company's or municipality's customers when the supply rate increases by at least forty percent and to notify such customers of bill assistance programs by posting on the utility company's website.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A1270
SPONSOR: Slater TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the public service law, in relation to requiring the
notification of a public utility company's or municipality's customers
when the supply rate increases by at least forty percent
PURPOSE:
To require the notification of utility customers of a supply rate
increase of forty percent or more
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 - Provides that when a public utility company or municipality
which supplies energy determines that an actual or projected energy
supply is at least forty percent over the prior month's energy supply
rate, such public utility company or municipality shall notify their
customers by conspicuously posting on their website their energy supply
rate as well as the percent increase in such rate from the prior month
Section 2 - Provides that each public utility company or municipality
which supplies energy shall notify their customers by conspicuously
posting on their website any and all bill assistance programs available
to their customers
Section 3 - Effective date - Immediately
JUSTIFICATION:
Electricity is a needed resource in today's world, and it is our job as
government officials to ensure that the people of New York do not fall
victim to unethical business practices and borderline fraud. As such it
is our responsibility to hold public utility companies and, energy-sup-
plying municipalities accountable to the people they supply with elec-
tricity. We hold these companies and municipalities accountable by
increasing transparency between them and their customers.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2023-24: A.2859
2021-22: A.3888/ S.4628
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None for the state
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately
STATE OF NEW YORK
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1270
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 9, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. SLATER, GRAY, MAHER, E. BROWN, BENDETT, DeSTEFA-
NO, TAGUE, DURSO, MORINELLO, BRABENEC, LEMONDES -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to requiring the
notification of a public utility company's or municipality's customers
when the supply rate increases by at least forty percent
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The public service law is amended by adding a new section
2 44-a to read as follows:
3 § 44-a. Increase in energy supply rate; customer notification. When a
4 public utility company or municipality which supplies energy determines
5 that an actual or projected energy supply rate is at least forty percent
6 over the prior month's energy supply rate, such public utility company
7 or municipality shall notify their customers by conspicuously posting on
8 their website their energy supply rate as well as the percent increase
9 in such rate from the prior month.
10 § 2. The public service law is amended by adding a new section 44-b to
11 read as follows:
12 § 44-b. Bill assistance programs; customer notification. Each public
13 utility company or municipality which supplies energy shall notify their
14 customers by conspicuously posting on their website any and all bill
15 assistance programs available to their customers.
16 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03822-01-5
