New York A 5328: Prohibits utility companies from imposing certain additional fees to customers at their primary residence who are over sixty-five years of age or who have a developmental disability

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A05328 Summary:

BILL NOA05328 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORBrook-Krasny

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COSPNSRNovakhov, Smullen, Brabenec, McDonough

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§65, 91, 224-b & 89-b, Pub Serv L; amd §399-zzzz, Gen Bus L

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Prohibits electric, gas, telephone, cellular telephone, television, internet, energy, water services or any other utility providers from imposing additional fees related to administrative surcharges, fees for non-use or any other charges to customers living at their primary residence who are over sixty-five years of age or who have a developmental disability.

Go to top A05328 Actions:

BILL NOA05328 

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02/13/2025referred to energy

01/07/2026referred to energy

05/19/2026held for consideration in energy

Go to topA05328 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:ENERGY Chair:Barrett 
DATE:05/19/2026AYE/NAY:10/7 Action: Held for Consideration BarrettAyeGrayNay

SantabarbaraNayBlankenbushNay

DilanAyeManktelowNay

SternNayPirozzoloNay

AndersonAyeBolognaNay

RiveraAye

ConradAye

LucasAye

ShresthaAye

ClarkAye

DaisAye

JacobsonAye

Go to topA05328 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA05328 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5328

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 13, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BROOK-KRASNY -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Energy

 AN ACT to amend the public service law and the general business law, in
 relation to prohibiting utility companies from imposing certain addi-
 tional fees to customers at their primary residence who are over
 sixty-five years of age or who have a developmental disability

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

 1 Section 1. Section 65 of the public service law is amended by adding a
 2 new subdivision 17 to read as follows:
 3 17. No company that provides electric, gas or any other utility shall
 4 impose additional fees related to administrative surcharges, fees for
 5 non-use and any other charges to customers over the age of sixty-five or
 6 those with a developmental disability, as defined in subdivision twen-
 7 ty-two of section 1.03 of the mental hygiene law, and when the premises
 8 receiving service is a primary residence.
 9 § 2. Section 91 of the public service law is amended by adding a new
 10 subdivision 15 to read as follows:
 11 15. No company that provides telephone or telegraph services shall
 12 impose additional fees related to administrative surcharges, fees for
 13 non-use and any other charges to customers over the age of sixty-five or
 14 those with a developmental disability, as defined in subdivision twen-
 15 ty-two of section 1.03 of the mental hygiene law, when the premises
 16 receiving service is a primary residence.
 17 § 3. Subdivision 2 of section 89-b of the public service law, as added
 18 by chapter 715 of the laws of 1931, is amended to read as follows:
 19 2. No water-works corporation shall directly or indirectly, by any
 20 special rate, rebate, drawback or other device or method, charge,
 21 demand, collect or receive from any person or corporation a greater or
 22 less compensation for water, or for equipment or for any service
 23 rendered or to be rendered or in connection therewith, except as author-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09181-01-5

 A. 5328 2

 1 ized in this article, than it charges, demands, collects or receives
 2 from any other person or corporation for doing a like and contemporane-
 3 ous service with respect thereto under the same or substantially similar
 4 circumstances or conditions. Further, no water-works corporation shall
 5 impose additional charges to customers over the age of sixty-five or
 6 those with a developmental disability, as defined in subdivision twen-
 7 ty-two of section 1.03 of the mental hygiene law, when the premises
 8 receiving service is a primary residence.
 9 § 4. Section 224-b of the public service law is amended by adding a
 10 new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
 11 3. No cable television company with at least one thousand subscribers
 12 shall impose additional fees related