New York A 10780: Relates to requiring police officers to maintain liability insurance

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A10780 Summary:

BILL NOA10780 

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SPONSORSantabarbara

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Add §28, Pub Serv L

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Establishes civil penalties for a propane company's improper denial of propane service to consumers located in such propane company's designated service territory; provides for enforcement of such penalties by the department of public service and the office of the attorney general; directs that such civil penalties be deposited into the New York state general fund.

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BILL NOA10780 

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04/01/2026referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10780

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 1, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to establishing
 civil penalties for improper denial of propane service to consumers
 located within a company's designated service territory, providing for
 enforcement by the department of public service and the office of the
 attorney general, and directing that all collected civil penalties be
 deposited into the New York state general fund

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

 1 Section 1. The public service law is amended by adding a new section
 2 28 to read as follows:
 3 § 28. Improper denial of propane service; penalties. 1. For the
 4 purposes of this section, an "improper denial of service" by a propane
 5 company occurs when:
 6 (a) a consumer resides within such propane company's established
 7 service area or delivery territory;
 8 (b) such propane company operates and regularly provides service with-
 9 in the geographic area of such established service area or delivery
 10 territory; and
 11 (c) such propane company denies service to such consumer for reasons
 12 of convenience, route efficiency, or preference not to deviate from a
 13 faster, more efficient, or more profitable delivery route.
 14 2. A propane company shall be subject to a civil penalty in an amount
 15 which shall be determined by the department, but which shall not exceed
 16 one hundred thousand dollars, for each improper denial of service by
 17 such propane company.
 18 3. In determining the amount of the civil penalty to be imposed pursu-
 19 ant to subdivision two of this section, the department may consider
 20 factors including, but not limited to:
 21 (a) the circumstances and seriousness of the improper denial of
 22 service;
 23 (b) whether the improper denial of service was willful or part of a
 24 pattern or practice of denying service;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15324-01-6

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 1 (c) the number of consumers affected by the improper denial of
 2 service;
 3 (d) any risk to public health, safety or property resulting from the
 4 improper denial of service; and
 5 (e) any good faith efforts by the propane company to remedy the
 6 improper denial of service.
 7 4. Each improper denial of service shall constitute a separate
 8 violation. Multiple separate violations may be assessed individually
 9 regardless of whether:
 10 (a) such violations involve the same consumer on multiple occasions;
 11 or
 12 (b) multiple consumers within the same service territory are denied
 13 service.
 14 5. (a) The department shall receive, investigate and adjudicate
 15 complaints alleging improper denials of service.
 16 (b) The department shall have the authority to:
 17 (i) promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement the
 18 provisions of this section;
 19 (ii) conduct investigations and administrative hearings; and
 20 (iii) issue determinations and administrative penalty assessments
 21 pursuant to the provisions of this section.
 22 (c) The office of the attorney general shall have the authority to:
 23 (i) investigate improper denials of service upon referral from the
 24 department or on its own initiative;