New York S 4179: Authorizes the New York state energy research and development authority to develop a temporary middle income home energy assistance program; appropriation

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S04179 Summary:

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Amd §7101, CPLR; amd §32, Pub Serv L; add §1020-nn, Pub Auth L

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Prohibits utility companies from certain replevin actions; provides that the continued provision of all or any part of gas, electric and steam service to all residential and commercial customers without unreasonable qualifications or lengthy delays is necessary for the preservation of the health and general welfare and is in the public interest; establishes the seizure of electric, gas, or steam meters is against the public interest.

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02/03/2025REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

01/07/2026REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4179

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 3, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary

 AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, the public service law
 and the public authorities law, in relation to prohibiting utility
 companies from certain replevin actions

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

 1 Section 1. Section 7101 of the civil practice law and rules is amended
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 7101. When action may be brought. (a) An action under this article
 4 may be brought to try the right to possession of a chattel.
 5 (b) This article shall not apply to the provision of any part of the
 6 gas, electric or steam service provided to any residential customer or
 7 non-residential customer by any gas, electric or steam corporation or
 8 municipality, including the Long Island power authority. It is hereby
 9 declared to be the policy of this state that the continued provision of
 10 all or any part of such gas, electric and steam service to all residen-
 11 tial and commercial customers without unreasonable qualifications or
 12 lengthy delays is necessary for the preservation of the health and
 13 general welfare and is in the public interest. The seizure of electric,
 14 gas, or steam meters is against the public interest.
 15 § 2. Section 32 of the public service law is amended by adding a new
 16 subdivision 7 to read as follows:
 17 7. Utility service shall not be terminated for any residential elec-
 18 tric or gas service to a residence in a manner as described in section
 19 seventy-one hundred one of the civil practice law and rules.
 20 § 3. The public authorities law is amended by adding a new section
 21 1020-nn to read as follows:
 22 § 1020-nn. Service termination. Utility service shall not be termi-
 23 nated for any residential electric or gas service to a residence in a
 24 manner as described in section seventy-one hundred one of the civil
 25 practice law and rules.
 26 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07783-01-5

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