New York A 5166: Requires utility companies to give homeowners notice of intent to enter onto private property

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A05166 Summary:

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Requires utility companies to provide written notice to the owner of a residential property of the date and approximate time the utility company will enter onto the property and the purpose for which the utility company employee or contractor shall be entering onto the property.

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BILL NOA05166 

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02/12/2025referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

01/07/2026referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5166

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 12, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to requiring utility
 companies to give homeowners notice of intent to enter onto private
 property

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The public service law is amended by adding a new section
 2 44-a to read as follows:
 3 § 44-a. Notice of intent to enter onto private property. Prior to
 4 entering onto any residential private property to effect installations,
 5 disconnections, repairs, service work or meter readings, a utility
 6 company shall provide written notice to the owner of the property of the
 7 date and approximate time of the intended entry and the purpose for
 8 which the utility company employee or contractor shall be entering onto
 9 the property.
 10 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 11 have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09224-01-5

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