New York S 5697: Relates to the duration of certain tests

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S05697 Summary:

BILL NOS05697 

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SPONSORSKOUFIS

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Amd §44, Pub Serv L

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Requires utility corporations and municipalities include in an email regarding a bill for service the amount owed on such bill for service where the amount owed is prominently displayed and accurate.

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BILL NOS05697 

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02/28/2025REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5697

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 28, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. SKOUFIS -- 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, in relation to requiring utility
 corporations and municipalities include in an email regarding a bill
 for service the amount owed on such bill for service

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

 1 Section 1. Section 44 of the public service law is amended by adding a
 2 new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
 3 8. Every utility corporation or municipality shall explicitly include
 4 in any emails sent regarding a bill for service to residential customers
 5 the total amount owed by the customer on such bill for service. The
 6 total amount due shall be prominently displayed in the body of the email
 7 and shall be clearly and easily visible to the customer upon opening the
 8 email. Utility companies shall ensure that the bill total is accurate
 9 and up-to-date at the time of sending the email.
 10 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 11 have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09800-01-5

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