Prohibits gas and electric corporations from filing any schedules setting forth rules or regulations which absolve or attempt to absolve such corporations from liability for the interruption of its supply of service arising from the ordinary negligence of its employees, servants or agents; provides that any such schedules filed are void as against public policy.
STATE OF NEW YORK
________________________________________________________________________
7228
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
April 4, 2025
___________
Introduced by Sens. GIANARIS, HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- read twice and ordered
printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy
and Telecommunications
AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to the liability of
gas and electric corporations arising from the negligence of their
employees, servants or agents
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 12 of section 66 of the public service law is
2 amended by adding a new undesignated paragraph to read as follows:
3 Nothing contained in this subdivision shall be construed to, and no
4 rule, regulation, order or practice of the commission shall authorize
5 the filing by any gas corporation or electric corporation of any sched-
6 ule setting forth rules or regulations relating to rates or service
7 which, in words or effect, absolve or attempt to absolve such corpo-
8 ration from liability for the interruption of its supply of service
9 arising from the ordinary negligence of its employees, servants or
10 agents. Any part of any schedule filed by such corporation setting
11 forth any such rules or regulations relating to absolution from liabil-
12 ity shall be deemed void as against public policy.
13 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01797-01-5
