New York A 7714: Provides for consumer protection and utility meter choice

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A07714 Summary:

BILL NOA07714 

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SAME ASSAME AS S06795

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SPONSOROtis

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COSPNSRShrestha, Seawright, Mamdani, Colton, Davila, Simon, Lunsford, Gallahan, Reyes, Kelles

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §349-h, Gen Bus L

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Establishes certain consumer rights for the protection of consumer health, safety and/or privacy needs related to utility meters.

Go to top A07714 Actions:

BILL NOA07714 

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04/08/2025referred to energy

01/07/2026referred to energy

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 7714

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. OTIS, SHRESTHA, SEAWRIGHT, MAMDANI, COLTON, DAVI-
 LA, SIMON, LUNSFORD, GALLAHAN, REYES -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Energy

 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to consumer
 protection and utility meter choice

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

 1 Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
 2 349-h to read as follows:
 3 § 349-h. Consumer protection and utility meter choice. 1. For purposes
 4 of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
 5 (a) "Analog utility meter" shall mean a New York state public service
 6 commission approved electro-mechanical utility meter that measures a
 7 utility consumer's electric, water or gas usage and does not contain or
 8 utilize electronic components or switch mode power supply and does not
 9 extract, store, or transmit private utility usage data or radiofrequency
 10 radiation.
 11 (b) "Digital utility meter" shall mean a New York state public service
 12 commission approved, radiofrequency transmitting or non-transmitting
 13 utility meter that utilizes electronic components, including but not
 14 limited to, switch mode power supply, antennas and batteries, to meas-
 15 ure, extract, store and/or transmit electric, water or gas usage.
 16 (c) "Consumer" shall mean the end-user of utility services from an
 17 electric corporation, water-works corporation or gas corporation,
 18 including tenants in and owners of public and privately-owned buildings
 19 and premises.
 20 2. For the protection of consumer health, safety and/or privacy needs,
 21 it shall be the right of every consumer of an electric corporation,
 22 water-works corporation or gas corporation, at no penalty, fee or
 23 service charge, to decline permission to their electric corporation,
 24 water-works corporation or gas corporation:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10081-01-5

 A. 7714 2

 1 (a) to replace an existing analog utility meter at such consumer's
 2 premises that is assigned to such consumer's account with a digital
 3 utility meter; or
 4 (b) to install a digital utility meter at their property without such
 5 consumer's consent.
 6 3. For the protection of consumer health, safety and/or privacy needs,
 7 it shall be the right of every consumer of an electric corporation,
 8 water-works corporation or gas corporation, at no penalty, fee or
 9 service charge, to require their electric corporation, water-works
 10 corporation or gas corporation to replace an existing digital utility
 11 meter at such consumer's premises that is assigned to such consumer's
 12 account with an analog utility meter.
 13 4. An electric corporation, water-works corporation or gas corporation
 14 may not install a digital utility meter on a consumer's premises that is
 15 assigned to such consumer's account unless it first shall provide writ-
 16 ten notice to the consumer no less than ninety days prior to the sched-
 17 uled installation of such meter, so that such consumer may decline
 18 permission for such installation. Such notice shall provide that:
 19 (a) the consumer shall have the right to decline permission for their
 20 electric corporation, water-works corporation or gas corporation, from
 21 installing a digital utility meter with no fee, penalty or service
 22 charge; and
 23 (b) the consumer may, at any