New York S 4989: Relates to establishing a daily licensing fee on transportation network company drivers in N.Y. city

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S04989 Summary:

BILL NOS04989B

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORHARCKHAM

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COSPNSRMAY

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §28, Pub Serv L; add §399-ww, Gen Bus L; amd §1020-cc, Pub Auth L

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Requires utility service providers to disclose planned rate increases to consumers within thirty days before a planned price increase takes effect; requires utility providers to provide contact information and a mechanism to cancel service completely.

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BILL NOS04989B

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02/14/2025REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

05/19/2025REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

05/28/20251ST REPORT CAL.1410

05/29/20252ND REPORT CAL.

06/04/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/09/2025AMENDED ON THIRD READING 4989A

06/13/2025COMMITTED TO RULES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

03/24/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

05/12/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

05/12/2026PRINT NUMBER 4989B

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4989--B

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 14, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. HARCKHAM, MAY -- read twice and ordered printed, and
 when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommu-
 nications -- reported favorably from said committee and committed to
 the Committee on Consumer Protection -- reported favorably from said
 committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third
 reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the
 order of third reading -- recommitted to the Committee on Energy and
 Telecommunications in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
 reported favorably from said committee and committed to the Committee
 on Consumer Protection -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
 reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the public service law, the general business law and the
 public authorities law, in relation to requiring utility service
 providers to disclose planned rate increases to consumers within a
 certain amount of time

 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 28 to read as follows:
 3 § 28. Notice of planned rate increase for services. 1. Any gas corpo-
 4 ration, electric corporation, water corporation or municipality, steam
 5 corporation or telephone corporation shall be required to disclose to a
 6 consumer any planned rate increase for services being rendered to such
 7 consumer, within thirty days before such planned rate increase takes
 8 effect.
 9 2. (a) Any notification of a planned rate increase pursuant to this
 10 section shall be communicated to the consumer in a clear and conspicuous
 11 method which is sufficient to alert such consumer that such planned rate
 12 increase is occurring.
 13 (b) A consumer shall be notified in a separate communication outside
 14 of any billing statement via phone, electronic mail, letter, text

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09684-04-6

 S. 4989--B 2

 1 message or any combination thereof that includes a statement of the
 2 following:
 3 (i) the amount of the rate increase;
 4 (ii) the effective date of the increase; and
 5 (iii) where customers can get additional information pertaining to the
 6 rate increase.
 7 (c) Inclusion of such notification as part of any billing statement
 8 shall not constitute compliance with this section.
 9 3. Any gas corporation, electric corporation, water corporation or
 10 municipality, steam corporation or telephone corporation shall provide
 11 with any notification of a planned rate increase information on how a
 12 consumer can contact the service provider.
 13 § 2. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 399-
 14 ww to read as follows:
 15 § 399-ww. Notice of planned rate increases for cable and internet
 16 services. 1. Any cable television company, internet service provider as
 17 defined by