Directs telecommunications and cable corporations to provide call center service assistance from centers located within the state and such corporations' service areas; includes a list of what services must be provided. / Sponsor: PERALTA Committee: ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Requires all set top boxes provided by cable, satellite, telecom and internet service providers to comply with energy star guidelines by 7/1/2018. / Sponsor: PARKER Committee: ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Requires inspection and regulation of all electric and gas meters that measure usage of any end use customer of electricity or gas services by the public service commission. / Sponsor: SQUADRON Committee: ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Makes state standards for the state and its agencies for energy efficient appliances, energy-using products and new or substantially renovated building design and specifications applicable to a city of one million or more. / Sponsor: SQUADRON Committee: ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Prohibits the imposition of additional charges for unlisted telephone numbers or private numbers. / Sponsor: SQUADRON Committee: ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Authorizes tenants to request the installation of smart or advanced meters where the building they occupy is being converted to an electric or gas meter that measures usage of any end-use customer of electricity or gas services. / Sponsor: KENNEDY Committee: ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Requires telegraph and telephone corporations to charge religious organizations residential rates. / Sponsor: DIAZ Committee: ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Eliminates taxes on alternative energies. / Sponsor: DIAZ Committee: ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Requires notice of any ex parte communications or visits before the public service commission by a party to a hearing or investigation be given in writing to any affected party and to give such affected parties an opportunity to respond. / Sponsor: STAVISKY Committee: ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Prohibits gas and electric corporations from filing any schedules setting forth rules or regulations which absolve or attempt to absolve such corporations from liability for the interruption of its supply of service arising from the ordinary negligence of its employees, servants or agents and provides that any such schedules filed are void as against public policy. / Sponsor: GIANARIS Committee: ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Establishes a public service commission nominating board to make recommendations of persons qualified for appointment as commissioners of the public service commission. / Sponsor: GIANARIS Committee: ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Requires charges for telephone calls based on duration, whether over lines or by cellular, to be charged and prorated by the second; applies to all service providers; authorizes the public service commission to promulgate rules and regulations. / Sponsor: GIANARIS Committee: ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Expands the scope of management and operations audits of gas and electric corporations conducted by the public service commission; requires copies of such audits to be provided to the governor and various legislative leaders. / Sponsor: GIANARIS Committee: ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Directs the public service commission to require electric and steam corporations to provide rate reductions or refunds for inadequate or interrupted service; requires electric corporations, in cities having a population of one million or more, to reimburse ratepayers for damages to and losses of property and business caused by power outages lasting more than 12 hours during any 24-hour period; requires steam corporations, in cities having a population of one million or more, to reimburse ratepayers for damages to and losses of property and business caused by service interruptions lasting more than 48 hours. / Sponsor: GIANARIS Committee: ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Requires that at least one commissioner of the public service commission have experience in utility consumer advocacy. / Sponsor: GIANARIS Committee: ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Directs the public service commission to provide notice, in a city having a population of one million or more, to the appropriate local community board prior to such commission's consideration of granting permission to a gas corporation or electric corporation furnishing utility service to acquire or sell land; such community boards shall also be provided with the opportunity to submit comments and recommendations on the proposed sale or acquisition; directs the public service commission to address and respond to such comments and recommendations. / Sponsor: GIANARIS Committee: ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Increases the penalties imposed upon gas and electric utilities for failure to file or correct an annual report with the public service commission; such penalties shall not be more than one-tenth of 1% of the utilities' annual net revenue for each day of violation, but not to exceed $25,000 nor be less than $100. / Sponsor: GIANARIS Committee: ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Provides that every gas or electric rate schedule, which is based on projections of revenues, expenditures and utility operations for more than 18 months, shall be annually reviewed by the public service commission; such review proceeding shall include all the parties involved in the proceeding at which such schedule was originally approved. / Sponsor: GIANARIS Committee: ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Requires negotiation of fair terms between cable television franchisees and competing independent cable channels; requires the public service commission to conduct arbitration if such terms and conditions can not be reached; applies to all such agreements entered on or after January 1, 2013. / Sponsor: AVELLA Committee: ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Requires reporting by the public service commission on consumer protections adopted by electric corporations and municipalities; the adequacy of the public service commissions assistance to customers facing disconnection of utility service. / Sponsor: AVELLA Committee: ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS