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A351Assembly2017-2018 SessionSame asS2276

Protect Water Bill Rights

Official title

“Prohibits the New York city water board from enacting any rules and regulations less favorable to the consumer”

Sponsor N. Nick PerryAD-58Affects Finance
Status
In Assembly Committee
Ways And Means
Impact
6/10
Moderate
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 2 of 7

In committee · Ways And Means

What's happening

This bill prohibits the NYC Water Board from enacting rules less favorable to consumers and requires refunds for billing errors up to six years.

Why it matters

  1. Protects consumer rights. by preventing the NYC Water Board from shortening the period in which residents can dispute water bills or request refunds, ensuring consumers have ample time to address billing issues.

  2. Mandates substantial refunds. for billing errors going back as far as six years, meaning consumers can reclaim overpayments or incorrect charges that might otherwise have gone unaddressed.

  3. Prevents unfavorable rule changes. by the Water Board, which could have made it harder for residents to challenge bills or recover money, providing long-term stability and predictability for water customers.

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Protect Water Bill Rights

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
N. Nick Perry

Assembly Member · Assembly District 58

History

  1. Referred to ways and means
  2. Reported referred to ways and means
  3. Referred to cities

Companion bill

The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.

S2276Senate

Protect Water Bill Rights

In Senate Committee · Corporations, Authorities And Commissions · Sponsor Kevin S. Parker

Impact 5 · Moderate0% to pass

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

351

2017-2018 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

January 5, 2017

Introduced by M. of A. PERRY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COLTON, WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Cities

AN ACT relating to prohibiting the New York city water board from adopting any rules and regulations less favorable to the consumer

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

Section 1. Notwithstanding any rule or regulation by any local government, the New York city water board is hereby prohibited from adopting any rules or regulations that reduce the timeframe for consumers to appeal bills or receive refunds or are otherwise less favorable to the consumer and where backbilling errors are discovered in favor of the consumer, the New York city water board shall provide for and order refunds up to six years.

§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD06434-01-7

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