New York S 7228: Prohibits any gas or electric corporation from absolving itself from liability for service interruption arising from liability of employee negligence

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S07228 Summary:

BILL NOS07228 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORGIANARIS

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COSPNSRHOYLMAN-SIGAL

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Amd §66, Pub Serv L

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Prohibits gas and electric corporations from filing any schedules setting forth rules or regulations which absolve or attempt to absolve such corporations from liability for the interruption of its supply of service arising from the ordinary negligence of its employees, servants or agents; provides that any such schedules filed are void as against public policy.

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BILL NOS07228 

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04/04/2025REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

05/19/20251ST REPORT CAL.1139

05/20/20252ND REPORT CAL.

05/21/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/13/2025COMMITTED TO RULES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 7228

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 April 4, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. GIANARIS, HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- read twice and ordered
 printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy
 and Telecommunications

 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to the liability of
 gas and electric corporations arising from the negligence of their
 employees, servants or agents

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 12 of section 66 of the public service law is
 2 amended by adding a new undesignated paragraph to read as follows:
 3 Nothing contained in this subdivision shall be construed to, and no
 4 rule, regulation, order or practice of the commission shall authorize
 5 the filing by any gas corporation or electric corporation of any sched-
 6 ule setting forth rules or regulations relating to rates or service
 7 which, in words or effect, absolve or attempt to absolve such corpo-
 8 ration from liability for the interruption of its supply of service
 9 arising from the ordinary negligence of its employees, servants or
 10 agents. Any part of any schedule filed by such corporation setting
 11 forth any such rules or regulations relating to absolution from liabil-
 12 ity shall be deemed void as against public policy.
 13 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01797-01-5

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