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A10376 Summary:

BILL NOA10376 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORPaulin

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §28, Pub Serv L; add §399-ww, Gen Bus L; amd §1020-cc, Pub Auth L

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Requires utility service providers to disclose planned rate increases to consumers within thirty days before a planned price increase takes effect; requires utility providers to provide contact information and a mechanism to cancel service completely.

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03/03/2026referred to energy

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10376

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 3, 2026
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the public service law, the general business law and the
 public authorities law, in relation to requiring utility service
 providers to disclose planned rate increases to consumers within a
 certain amount of time

 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. Notice of planned rate increase for services. 1. Any gas corpo-
 4 ration, electric corporation, water corporation or municipality, steam
 5 corporation or telephone corporation shall be required to disclose to a
 6 consumer any planned rate increase for services being rendered to such
 7 consumer, within thirty days before such planned rate increase takes
 8 effect.
 9 2. (a) Any notification of a planned rate increase pursuant to this
 10 section shall be communicated to the consumer in a clear and conspicuous
 11 method which is sufficient to alert such consumer that such planned rate
 12 increase is occurring.
 13 (b) A consumer shall be notified in a separate communication outside
 14 of any billing statement via phone, electronic mail, letter, text
 15 message or any combination thereof that includes a statement of the
 16 following:
 17 (i) the amount of the rate increase;
 18 (ii) the effective date of the increase; and
 19 (iii) where customers can get additional information pertaining to the
 20 rate increase.
 21 (c) Inclusion of such notification as part of any billing statement
 22 shall not constitute compliance with this section.
 23 3. Any gas corporation, electric corporation, water corporation or
 24 municipality, steam corporation or telephone corporation shall provide
 25 with any notification of a planned rate increase information on how a
 26 consumer can contact the service provider.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09684-03-6

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 1 § 2. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 399-
 2 ww to read as follows:
 3 § 399-ww. Notice of planned rate increases for cable and internet
 4 services. 1. Any cable television company or internet service provider
 5 shall be required to disclose to a consumer any planned rate increase
 6 for services being rendered to such consumer, within thirty but no less
 7 than seven days before such planned rate increase takes effect.
 8 2. (a) Any notification of a planned rate increase pursuant to this
 9 section shall be communicated to the consumer in a clear and conspicuous
 10 method which is sufficient to alert such consumer that such planned rate
 11 increase is occurring.
 12 (b) A consumer shall be notified in a separate communication outside
 13 of any billing statement via phone, electronic mail, letter, text
 14 message or any combination thereof that includes a statement of the
 15 following:
 16 (i) the amount of the rate increase;
 17 (ii) the effective date of the increase; and
 18 (iii) where customers can get additional information pertaining to the
 19 rate increase.
 20 (c) Inclusion of such notification as part of any billing statement
 21 shall not constitute compliance with this section.
 22 3. Any cable television company or internet service provider shall
 23 provide with any notification of a planned rate increase information on
 24 ho