New York S 2416: Relates to releasing victims of domestic violence from certain contracts

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S02416 Summary:

BILL NOS02416 

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SAME ASSAME AS A01841

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SPONSORPARKER

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COSPNSRJACKSON, MURRAY, ROLISON

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§48-a & 91, Pub Serv L; amd §§399-cccc, 399-yy & 399-yyy, Gen Bus L

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Authorizes one or more individuals who are under a shared contract to opt-out of such contract without a fee, penalty or charge due to status as a domestic violence victim; prohibits the company from transferring any contractual or billing responsibility of such shared contract to any other account holders on such shared contract; prevents companies from prohibiting a person who has opted-out due to domestic violence status to enter into a new contract.

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BILL NOS02416 

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01/17/2025REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

02/25/20251ST REPORT CAL.406

02/26/20252ND REPORT CAL.

03/03/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

05/13/2025PASSED SENATE

05/13/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

05/13/2025referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

04/21/20261ST REPORT CAL.820

04/22/20262ND REPORT CAL.

04/27/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

04/28/2026PASSED SENATE

04/28/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

04/28/2026referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2416

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 17, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- 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 service law and the general business law, in
 relation to releasing victims of domestic violence from certain
 contracts

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 48-a of the public service law, as
 2 amended by chapter 42 of the laws of 2023, is amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 1. Every utility corporation shall allow a person who is under a
 5 shared contract with such utility corporation to opt-out of such
 6 contract without fee, penalty or charge when such person is a victim of
 7 domestic violence and provides an attestation in writing that they no
 8 longer wish to be a party to such contract due to their status as a
 9 victim of domestic violence. Such utility corporation shall permit one
 10 or more individuals who are under a shared contract to opt-out of such
 11 contract without a fee, penalty or charge, regardless of how many
 12 persons previously made such opt-out requests or when, during the term
 13 of such shared contract, such request was made to such utility corpo-
 14 ration. Such utility corporation may not require such person to disclose
 15 confidential information or details relating to such person's status as
 16 a victim of domestic violence, as a condition of permitting such person
 17 to opt-out of such contract. If the person making such request is the
 18 primary account holder on such shared contract, such utility corporation
 19 shall be prohibited from transferring any contractual or billing respon-
 20 sibility of such shared contract to any other account holders on such
 21 shared contract. Further, such utility corporation may not make release
 22 from such contract contingent on: (a) maintaining contractual or billing
 23 responsibility of a separated account with the provider; (b) approval of

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04736-01-5

 S. 2416 2

 1 separation by the primary account holder, if the primary account holder
 2 is not the person making such request; or (c) a prohibition or limita-
 3 tion on the separation as a result of arrears accrued by the account.
 4 Nor shall such utility corporation prohibit a person who had made an
 5 opt-out request from entering into a new contract with such utility
 6 corporation. Such utility corporation shall release such person from
 7 such contract no later than seven days a