A01903 Summary:
BILL NO | A01903 |
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SAME AS | SAME AS S02557 |
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SPONSOR | Dinowitz |
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COSPNSR | |
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MLTSPNSR | |
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Amd S65, Pub Serv L | |
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Prohibits suppliers of natural gas or electric service from changing a customer's supplier of gas or electric service (commonly known as "slamming") unless such supplier complies with requirements established by the public service commission; authorizes the commission to establish requirements for customer consent; makes enforcement provisions to punish violators of slamming requirements. |
A01903 Actions:
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01/13/2015 | referred to consumer affairs and protection | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/02/2015 | reported referred to codes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/08/2015 | reported referred to rules | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/10/2015 | reported | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/10/2015 | rules report cal.210 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/10/2015 | ordered to third reading rules cal.210 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/18/2015 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/18/2015 | delivered to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/18/2015 | REFERRED TO RULES | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/06/2016 | DIED IN SENATE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/06/2016 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/06/2016 | ordered to third reading cal.87 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
02/01/2016 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
02/01/2016 | delivered to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
02/01/2016 | REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS |
A01903 Committee Votes:
Go to topA01903 Floor Votes:
Yes
Abbate
Yes
Corwin
Yes
Goodell
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Silver
Yes
Abinanti
Yes
Crespo
Yes
Gottfried
Yes
Lupinacci
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Simanowitz
Yes
Arroyo
Yes
Crouch
Yes
Graf
Yes
Magee
Yes
Perry
Yes
Simon
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Curran
Yes
Gunther
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Persaud
Yes
Simotas
Yes
Barclay
Yes
Cusick
Yes
Hawley
Yes
Malliotakis
Yes
Pichardo
Yes
Skartados
Yes
Barrett
Yes
Cymbrowitz
Yes
Hevesi
ER
Markey
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Skoufis
Yes
Barron
Yes
Davila
Yes
Hikind
Yes
Mayer
Yes
Quart
Yes
Solages
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
DenDekker
Yes
Hooper
Yes
McDonald
Yes
Ra
Yes
Stec
ER
Bichotte
Yes
Dilan
Yes
Jaffee
Yes
McDonough
Yes
Raia
Yes
Steck
Yes
Blake
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Jean-Pierre
Yes
McKevitt
Yes
Ramos
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Blankenbush
Yes
DiPietro
Yes
Johns
Yes
McLaughlin
Yes
Richardson
Yes
Tedisco
Yes
Borelli
Yes
Duprey
Yes
Joyner
Yes
Miller
Yes
Rivera
Yes
Tenney
Yes
Brabenec
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Kaminsky
Yes
Montesano
ER
Roberts
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Braunstein
Yes
Fahy
Yes
Katz
Yes
Morelle
Yes
Robinson
Yes
Titone
Yes
Brennan
Yes
Farrell
Yes
Kavanagh
Yes
Mosley
Yes
Rodriguez
Yes
Titus
Yes
Brindisi
Yes
Finch
Yes
Kearns
Yes
Moya
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Walker
Yes
Bronson
Yes
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Kim
Yes
Murray
Yes
Rozic
Yes
Walter
Yes
Brook-Krasny
Yes
Friend
Yes
Kolb
Yes
Nojay
Yes
Russell
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Buchwald
Yes
Galef
ER
Lalor
Yes
Nolan
Yes
Ryan
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Butler
Yes
Gantt
Yes
Lavine
Yes
Oaks
Yes
Saladino
Yes
Woerner
Yes
Cahill
Yes
Garbarino
Yes
Lawrence
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Santabarbara
Yes
Wozniak
Yes
Ceretto
Yes
Giglio
Yes
Lentol
Yes
Ortiz
Yes
Schimel
Yes
Wright
ER
Clark
Yes
Gjonaj
Yes
Lifton
Yes
Otis
Yes
Schimminger
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Colton
Yes
Glick
Yes
Linares
Yes
Palmesano
Yes
Seawright
Yes
Mr. Speaker
Yes
Cook
Yes
Goldfeder
Yes
Lopez
Yes
Palumbo
Yes
Sepulveda
‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
Yes
Abbate
Yes
Crouch
Yes
Graf
Yes
Lopez
Yes
Palumbo
Yes
Simon
Yes
Abinanti
Yes
Curran
Yes
Gunther
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Simotas
Yes
Arroyo
Yes
Cusick
Yes
Harris
Yes
Lupinacci
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Skartados
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Cymbrowitz
Yes
Hawley
Yes
Magee
Yes
Perry
Yes
Skoufis
Yes
Barclay
Yes
Davila
Yes
Hevesi
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Pichardo
Yes
Solages
Yes
Barrett
Yes
DenDekker
Yes
Hikind
Yes
Malliotakis
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Stec
ER
Barron
Yes
Dilan
Yes
Hooper
Yes
Markey
Yes
Quart
Yes
Steck
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Hunter
Yes
Mayer
Yes
Ra
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Bichotte
Yes
DiPietro
Yes
Hyndman
Yes
McDonald
Yes
Raia
Yes
Tedisco
Yes
Blake
Yes
Duprey
Yes
Jaffee
Yes
McDonough
Yes
Ramos
Yes
Tenney
Yes
Blankenbush
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Jean-Pierre
Yes
McKevitt
Yes
Richardson
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Brabenec
Yes
Fahy
Yes
Johns
ER
McLaughlin
Yes
Rivera
Yes
Titone
Yes
Braunstein
Yes
Farrell
Yes
Joyner
Yes
Miller
Yes
Robinson
Yes
Titus
Yes
Brennan
ER
Finch
Yes
Kaminsky
Yes
Montesano
ER
Rodriguez
ER
Walker
Yes
Brindisi
Yes
Fitzpatrick
ER
Katz
Yes
Morelle
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Walter
Yes
Bronson
Yes
Friend
Yes
Kavanagh
Yes
Mosley
Yes
Rozic
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Buchwald
Yes
Galef
Yes
Kearns
Yes
Moya
Yes
Russell
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Butler
Yes
Gantt
Yes
Kim
Yes
Murray
Yes
Ryan
Yes
Woerner
Yes
Cahill
Yes
Garbarino
Yes
Kolb
Yes
Nojay
Yes
Saladino
Yes
Wozniak
Yes
Ceretto
Yes
Giglio
Yes
Lalor
Yes
Nolan
Yes
Santabarbara
Yes
Wright
ER
Clark
Yes
Gjonaj
ER
Lavine
Yes
Oaks
Yes
Schimel
Yes
Zebrowski
ER
Colton
Yes
Glick
Yes
Lawrence
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Schimminger
Yes
Mr. Speaker
Yes
Cook
Yes
Goldfeder
Yes
Lentol
Yes
Ortiz
Yes
Seawright
Yes
Corwin
Yes
Goodell
Yes
Lifton
Yes
Otis
Yes
Sepulveda
Yes
Crespo
Yes
Gottfried
Yes
Linares
Yes
Palmesano
Yes
Simanowitz
‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
A01903 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1903 2015-2016 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 13, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Consumer Affairs and Protection AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to unauthorized changes in suppliers of natural gas and electric service The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 65 of the public service law is amended by adding a 2 new subdivision 16 to read as follows: 3 16. Unauthorized changes in natural gas or electric service prohibit- 4 ed. (a) No supplier of gas or electric service or any person, firm or 5 corporation acting as such supplier's agent or representative shall on 6 behalf of a customer make or direct any change in a supplier of gas or 7 electric service unless such supplier, agent or representative complies 8 with requirements to authorize and verify the change. The commission 9 shall have the authority to establish requirements for obtaining the 10 authorization of a customer to effect a change in the customer's suppli- 11 er of gas or electric service and for the verification of such change. 12 In construing and enforcing the provisions of this subdivision, the act 13 of any person, firm or corporation acting as an agent or representative 14 of a supplier of gas or electric service shall be deemed to be the act 15 of such supplier of gas or electric service. For the purposes of this 16 subdivision, "supplier of gas or electric service" shall include any 17 person, firm or corporation that offers, sells or delivers all or part 18 of natural gas or electric service, including, but not limited to, a gas 19 or electric distribution company, a gas or electric corporation, a gas 20 or electricity provider, marketer, aggregator or broker. 21 (b) The failure to comply with the provisions in this subdivision 22 shall subject a supplier of gas or electric service to either the judi- 23 cial penalty authorized in section twenty-five of this chapter for the 24 failure or neglect to obey or comply with a provision of this chapter or 25 the administrative penalty established in this subdivision. In seeking EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD00703-01-5A. 1903 2 1 such judicial penalty or assessing such administrative penalty, the 2 commission shall take into account the nature, circumstances, extent, 3 gravity and number of the violations, and with respect to the violator, 4 the degree of culpability, any history of prior offenses and repeated 5 violations, and such other matters as may be appropriate and relevant. 6 The remedies provided by this subdivision shall be in addition to any 7 other remedies provided by law. 8 (c) The commission, after opportunity for a hearing, shall have the 9 authority to assess directly an administrative penalty against any 10 supplier of gas or electric service for each violation of this subdivi- 11 sion or order of the commission implementing or enforcing the provisions 12 of this subdivision. Such penalty shall not exceed one thousand dollars 13 for each violation associated with each meter service point. All moneys 14 recovered from any administrative penalty shall be paid into the state 15 treasury to the credit of the general fund. 16 (d) Whenever the commission determines that any supplier of gas or 17 electric service is violating or about to violate any provision of this 18 subdivision or any regulation or order of the commission implementing or 19 enforcing the provisions of this subdivision, or has failed to pay any 20 penalty assessed pursuant to the provisions of this subdivision, the 21 commissioner shall have power to bring an action or enforcement proceed- 22 ing as provided by section twenty-six of this chapter. 23 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day 24 after it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective 25 immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regu- 26 lation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective 27 date is authorized and directed to be made and completed on or before 28 such effective date.