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A02365 Summary:

BILL NO	A02365
SAME AS	SAME AS S03598
SPONSOR	Rodriguez
COSPNSR
MLTSPNSR
Add §75-a, Pub Serv L
Relates to the collection of charges for residential utility service deemed to be rent.

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A02365 Actions:

BILL NO	A02365
01/22/2019	referred to energy
01/08/2020	referred to energy
02/25/2020	reported referred to codes

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A02365 Committee Votes:

Committee:ENERGY   Chair:Cusick      
DATE:02/25/2020AYE/NAY:12/4  Action: Favorable refer to committee Codes        
Cusick
Aye
Palmesano
Nay
Englebright
Aye
Blankenbush
Nay
Crespo
Aye
Smith
Nay
Simotas
Aye
Walczyk
Nay
Santabarbara
Aye
Barron
Aye
Dilan
Aye
Hunter
Aye
Wallace
Aye
Stern
Aye
Rozic
Aye
Sayegh
Aye

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A02365 Floor Votes:

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A02365 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          2365
 
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 22, 2019
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  RODRIGUEZ  --  read once and referred to the
          Committee on Energy
 
        AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to the collection of
          charges for residential utility service deemed to be rent
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1.  Legislative  findings  and intent. The legislature hereby
     2  finds that deeming by owners of charges to residential tenants for elec-
     3  tric service to be rent is not in the  public  interest  and  should  be
     4  prohibited.
     5    §  2.   The public service law is amended by adding a new section 75-a
     6  to read as follows:
     7    § 75-a. Defense in case of charges  for  residential  utility  service
     8  deemed  to  be rent. In an action or proceeding brought in any court for
     9  possession of real property by reason of unpaid charges claimed  by  the
    10  owner  or  his  or  her  agent for utility service, if it is alleged and
    11  established that charges for utility service to any  residential  tenant
    12  are  deemed  to  be rent under the terms of any arrangement or agreement
    13  relating to rental of residential property, no  recovery  of  possession
    14  shall  be had therein, and the fact that charges for utility service for
    15  residential use are deemed to be rent shall be  a  complete  defense  to
    16  such action.
    17    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD06941-01-9

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