S08710 Summary:
| BILL NO | S08710 |
| SAME AS | No Same As |
| SPONSOR | HINCHEY |
| COSPNSR | |
| MLTSPNSR | |
| Amd §66-w, Pub Serv L | |
| 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. | |
S08710 Text:
Go to topSTATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8710 IN SENATE January 7, 2026 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HINCHEY -- 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, 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: 1 Section 1. The opening paragraph of section 66-w of the public service 2 law is designated subdivision 1 and a new subdivision 2 is added to read 3 as follows: 4 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a utility corporation 5 or municipality may not adjust upward a bill previously rendered to a 6 small non-residential customer after the expiration of twelve months 7 from the time the service to which the adjustment pertains was provided 8 unless: (a) failure to bill correctly was caused by the customer's 9 culpable conduct or was not due to the neglect of the utility corpo- 10 ration or municipality; or (b) there was a dispute between the utility 11 corporation or municipality and the customer concerning the bill during 12 the twelve-month period. A utility corporation or municipality issuing 13 an additional or increased bill charging for services rendered twelve or 14 more months prior to such date of issuance shall include with it a 15 notice giving the reason for the late billing. 16 § 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