STATE OF NEW YORK
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815--A
Cal. No. 52
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY(Prefiled)
January 6, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. JEAN-PIERRE, STECK, GOTTFRIED, THIELE, SEAWRIGHT,
MONTESANO, WALKER, VANEL, RA, OTIS, EPSTEIN, REYES, COLTON, SAYEGH,
GRIFFIN, RAJKUMAR, ANDERSON, ZINERMAN, DeSTEFANO -- Multi-Sponsored by
-- M. of A. GALEF -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corpo-
rations, Authorities and Commissions -- ordered to a third reading,
amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of
third reading
AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to requiring utility
companies to include a notice of public hearings concerning rate
increases
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 44 of the public service law is amended by adding a
2 new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
3 7. Every utility corporation shall include on their bills sent to
4 their customers advance notice of the date and place of any and all
5 public hearings, including but not limited to hearings before the
6 commission, concerning proposed increases in rates of such utility
7 corporation known to such utility corporation at the time of the prepa-
8 ration of such bills.
9 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
10 have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03526-02-2
