New York S 6566: Prohibits monitoring of gas and electric meters any more frequently than on a monthly or billing cycle basis

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S06566 Summary:

BILL NOS06566 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORLANZA

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Amd §65, Pub Serv L

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Prohibits the monitoring, collection, recording or storing of data from gas and electric meters any more frequently than on a monthly or billing cycle basis, unless the express written consent of the consumer has been provided; requires the consent of the property owner for entry upon residential property.

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03/17/2025REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6566

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 17, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- 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 prohibiting the
 monitoring of natural gas or electricity meters more frequently than
 on a monthly or billing cycle basis and entry upon residential proper-
 ty

 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
 2 two new subdivisions 5-a and 5-b to read as follows:
 3 5-a. No gas corporation, electric corporation or municipality shall,
 4 without the express written consent of the consumer, monitor, record,
 5 collect or store data from any meter or apparatus which provides such
 6 corporation or municipality with a measure of the use of natural gas or
 7 electricity for any period of time less than one month or the billing
 8 cycle, whichever shall be greater. No fee or rate fee shall be charged
 9 to those consumers who withhold such consent.
 10 5-b. No gas corporation, electric corporation or municipality shall
 11 enter a residential property without the consent of the owner thereof,
 12 except when there is an emergency, or imminent or potential harm to
 13 persons or property.
 14 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 15 have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10693-01-5

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