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NY S01851
Bill
Status
12/21/2024
Primary Sponsor
Michelle Hinchey
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AI Summary
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Permits utility corporations and municipalities to issue estimated bills when: (a) the estimation procedure has been approved by the commission; (b) reasonable effort was made to obtain actual meter readings; (c) circumstances beyond the utility's control made actual readings extremely difficult; (d) a reported reading is likely erroneous; or (e) an estimated reading is authorized by the commission for interim or seasonal customers.
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Requires all bills outside these criteria to use actual meter readings, obtained in accordance with commission provisions, with additional costs for actual readings not passed to customers to the extent practicable.
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Mandates each utility corporation and municipality submit a model procedure to the commission within six months that incorporates best practices, technology, and addresses barriers to obtaining actual meter readings.
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Requires the commission to promulgate rules and regulations adopting model procedures for utility corporations and municipalities by November 1, 2024.
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Takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Legislative Description
Permits the rendering of an estimated bill from a utility corporation or municipality under certain circumstances; requires each utility corporation and municipality within six months to submit to the commission a model procedure for the calculation of estimated bills that incorporates best practices and technology and accounts for any barriers to the use of actual meter readings.
Last Action
VETOED MEMO.128
12/21/2024