New York S 4124: Requires the New York state energy research and development authority to establish a do-not-solicit solar development statewide registry

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S04124 Summary:

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Requires the New York state energy research and development authority to establish a do-not-solicit solar development statewide registry prohibiting solar solicitors from contacting persons who are included on such registry; establishes requirements for solar solicitors who make solar marketing sales calls, electronic messaging, and on-premises sales appeals to customers in New York state; establishes penalties for violations.

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02/03/2025REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4124

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 3, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. HINCHEY -- 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 authorities law, in relation to establishing
 a do-not-solicit solar development statewide registry prohibiting
 solar solicitors from contacting persons who are included on such
 registry

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

 1 Section 1. The public authorities law is amended by adding a new
 2 section 1885 to read as follows:
 3 § 1885. Solar solicitation; establishment of do-not-solicit solar
 4 development statewide registry. 1. As used in this section, the follow-
 5 ing terms shall have the following meanings:
 6 (a) "President" means the president of the New York state energy
 7 research and development authority.
 8 (b) "Solar developer" means a business that finances, installs, owns,
 9 operates and/or maintains solar panels for the purposes of generating
 10 electricity.
 11 (c) "Solar solicitor" means any person who, for financial profit or
 12 commercial purposes in connection with solar development, makes solar
 13 marketing sales calls, electronic messaging, or on-premises sales
 14 appeals to a customer when the customer is in this state or any person
 15 who directly controls or supervises the conduct of a solar solicitor.
 16 (d) "Commercial purposes" means the sale or offer for sale or lease of
 17 property for the purposes of constructing major solar energy generation
 18 projects.
 19 (e) "Customer" means any natural person who is a resident of this
 20 state and who is or may be offered payment for portions of land for the
 21 purposes of the installation of solar panels for electricity generation.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08403-01-5

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 1 (f) "Doing business in this state" means conducting solar solicitation
 2 calls: (i) from a location in this state; or (ii) from a location
 3 outside of this state to consumers residing in this state.
 4 (g) "Unsolicited solar development call" means any solar solicitation
 5 call, electronic messaging, or on-premises appeal other than a call,
 6 electronic message or on-premises appeal:
 7 (i) in response to an express written or verbal request by the custom-
 8 er; or
 9 (ii) in connection with an established business relationship, which
 10 has not been terminated by either party, unless such customer has stated
 11 to the solar solicitor that such customer no longer wishes to receive
 12 the solar solicitation calls of such solar solicitor.
 13 (h) "Caller identification information" means information provided by
 14 a caller identification service regarding the telephone number and name
 15 of the person calling.
 16 (i) "Caller identification service" means a service that allows a
 17 telephone subscriber to have the telephone number, and, where available,
 18 name of the calling party transmitted contemporaneously with the tele-
 19 phone call, and displayed on a device in or connected to the subscrib-
 20 er's telephone.
 21 (j) "Electronic messaging" means: real-time or near real-time non-
 22 voice messag