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NY A11100

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

11/6/2020

Primary Sponsor

Karines Reyes

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Origin

Assembly

2019-2020 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends Public Service Law Section 44 to require utility corporations and municipalities to provide emergency notices to consumers in multiple languages
  • Mandates emergency notices be available in English and Spanish, Haitian-Creole, Mandarin, Cantonese, Arabic, French, Bengali, Urdu, Hindi, and Tagalog
  • Grants the Public Service Commission authority to determine which additional languages beyond those listed are deemed necessary
  • Changes Section 44 heading from "Utility bills" to "Utility bills and informational notices"
  • Takes effect immediately upon enactment

Legislative Description

Requires every utility corporation or municipality who sends an emergency notice to consumers to make available and provide such notice in English, Spanish, Haitian-Creole, Mandarin, Cantonese, Arabic, French, Bengali, Urdu, Hindi and Tagalog.

Last Action

print number 11100a

12/4/2020

Committee Referrals

Corporations, Authorities and Commissions11/6/2020

Full Bill Text

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