New York S 7165: Authorizes the public service commission to consider non-economic loss suffered by consumers when determining penalties

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S07165 Summary:

BILL NOS07165A

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SAME ASSAME AS A08025

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SPONSORHINCHEY

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COSPNSRBROUK, JACKSON, MAY

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§25 & 25-a, Pub Serv L

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Authorizes the public service commission to consider non-economic loss suffered by consumers, including pain and suffering or mental anguish, when determining penalties against a public utility company, corporation or person or a combination gas and electric corporation.

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BILL NOS07165A

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04/03/2025REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

04/08/2025AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

04/08/2025PRINT NUMBER 7165A

04/28/20251ST REPORT CAL.711

04/29/20252ND REPORT CAL.

04/30/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/05/2025PASSED SENATE

06/05/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/05/2025referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

01/27/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

01/27/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.146

02/04/2026PASSED SENATE

02/04/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

02/05/2026referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7165--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 April 3, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. HINCHEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommuni-
 cations -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
 amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to authorizing
 consideration of non-economic loss suffered by consumers when deter-
 mining penalties

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

 1 Section 1. Section 25 of the public service law is amended by adding a
 2 new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
 3 8. In determining penalties pursuant to this section, including any
 4 negotiated settlement agreements between the department, the commission,
 5 and a public utility company, corporation or person and the officers,
 6 agents and employees thereof, the commission may consider non-economic
 7 loss suffered by consumers including, but not limited to, pain and
 8 suffering or mental anguish.
 9 § 2. Section 25-a of the public service law is amended by adding a new
 10 subdivision 12 to read as follows:
 11 12. In determining penalties pursuant to this section, including any
 12 negotiated settlement agreements between the department, the commission,
 13 and a combination gas and electric corporation or the officers thereof,
 14 the commission may consider non-economic loss suffered by consumers,
 15 including but not limited to, pain and suffering or mental anguish.
 16 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11518-02-5

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