Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Dec 18, 2013 |
signed chap.521 |
Dec 06, 2013 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 20, 2013 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.702 substituted for s4925 |
Jun 20, 2013 |
substituted by a5556 |
May 23, 2013 |
advanced to third reading |
May 22, 2013 |
2nd report cal. |
May 21, 2013 |
1st report cal.702 |
May 01, 2013 |
referred to energy and telecommunications |
Senate Bill S4925
Signed By Governor2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 7th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A5556 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2013-S4925 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A5556
- Law Section:
- Public Service Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §71, Pub Serv L
2013-S4925 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4925 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public service law, in relation to filing complaints with the public service commission PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To explicitly allow complaints about the duration of an electric or gas outage to be made to the Public Service Commission and to require that an appropriate complaint form be published on the Commission's website. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: The bill modifies Section 71 of the Public Service Law to ensure that its provisions about gas or electric complaints to the Public Service Commission explicitly include complaints regarding the duration of outages. The bill also requires the Public Service Commission to post a complaint form along with instructions on its website to comply with this portion of the law, as the Commission's existing online complaint form does not. JUSTIFICATION: In the wake of Superstorm Sandy, one of the worst natural disasters in New York's history, we need to facilitate the ability of people to make complaints to the Public Service Commission, which provides oversight of New York's utility companies. Section 71 of the existing Public Service Law establishes a procedure for groups of customers or local elected officials to file complaints regarding gas or electric service. This bill ensures that disruptions in gas or electricity service are a proper basis for filing such a complaint.
2013-S4925 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4925 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 1, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MARTINS -- 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 filing complaints with the public service commission THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 71 of the public service law, as amended by section 48 of part A of chapter 62 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows: S 71. Complaints as to quality and price of gas and electricity; investigation by commission; forms of complaints. Upon the complaint in writing of the mayor of a city, the trustees of a village, the town board of a town or the chief executive officer or the legislative body of a county in which a person or corporation is authorized to manufac- ture, convey, transport, sell or supply gas or electricity for heat, light or power, or upon the complaint in writing of not less than twen- ty-five customers or purchasers of such gas or electricity, or upon the complaint in writing of the department of state, or upon a complaint of a gas corporation or electrical corporation supplying or transmitting said gas or electricity, as to the illuminating or heating power, purity or pressure or the rates, charges or classifications of service of gas, the efficiency of the electric incandescent lamp supply, the voltage of the current supplied for light, heat or power, or the rates charged or classification of service of electricity sold and delivered in such municipality, OR AS TO THE EXTENT OR DURATION OF A DISRUPTION IN GAS OR ELECTRICITY SERVICE, the commission shall investigate as to the cause for such complaint. When such complaint is made, the commission may, by its agents, examiners and inspectors, inspect the works, system, plant, devices, appliances and methods used by such person or corporation in manufacturing, transmitting and supplying such gas or electricity, and EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08324-02-3
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