What's happening
This bill requires utility companies to include advance notice of public hearings about proposed rate increases on customers' bills.
Why it matters
Enhances customer awareness and engagement. By requiring utilities to include public hearing notices on bills, the bill ensures that more customers are informed about proposed rate increases and have the opportunity to participate or voice concerns.
Improves transparency in rate-setting. The amendment holds utility companies more accountable by making the process of rate increases more transparent and accessible to the public, rather than relying on less direct forms of notification.
Potential impact on regulatory outcomes. With greater public participation and scrutiny at hearings, regulators may face increased pressure to justify proposed rate hikes, potentially influencing the outcome of rate decisions.
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Notify Rate Hike Hearings
Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.
Sponsors
12 Co-sponsors
2 Multi-sponsors
History
- Referred to energy and telecommunications
- Delivered to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading cal.174
- Returned to assembly
- Died in senate
- Referred to rules
- Delivered to senate
- Passed assembly
- Advanced to third reading cal.504
- Reported
- Reported referred to codes
Show 1 earlier action
- Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
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.
Require Hearing Notices on Bills
In Senate Committee · Rules · Sponsor John E. Brooks
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
4574
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 4, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. JEAN-PIERRE, D'URSO, STECK, GOTTFRIED, THIELE, SEAWRIGHT, MONTESANO, WALKER, VANEL, RA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BUCHWALD, GALEF -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to requiring utility companies to include a notice of public hearings concerning rate increases
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 44 of the public service law is amended by adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
6. Every utility corporation shall include on their bills sent to their customers advance notice of the date and place of any and all public hearings, including but not limited to hearings before the commission, concerning proposed increases in rates of such utility corporation known to such utility corporation at the time of the preparation of such bills.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06838-01-9
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