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A08047 Summary:

BILL NO	A08047
SAME AS	No Same As
SPONSOR	O'Donnell
COSPNSR
MLTSPNSR
Amd §224-b, Pub Serv L
Prohibits cable television companies from collecting payment when an unsolicited reduction to service occurs; provides no request for future payment shall be made.

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A08047 Actions:

BILL NO	A08047
09/27/2023	referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
01/03/2024	referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

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A08047 Committee Votes:

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A08047 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          8047
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                   September 27, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  O'DONNELL  --  read once and referred to the
          Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
        AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to prohibiting cable
          television companies  from  collecting  payment  when  an  unsolicited
          reduction to service occurs

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Section 224-b of the  public  service  law  is  amended  by
     2  adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
     3    3.  If  a  cable television company reduces the channels provided to a
     4  customer without such customer requesting  such  reduction,  such  cable
     5  television  company  is  prohibited  from  requesting  and/or collecting
     6  payment from such customer.
     7    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD13235-01-3

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