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NY S07228

Bill

Status

Introduced

4/4/2025

Primary Sponsor

Michael Gianaris

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Prohibits gas and electric corporations from filing rate schedules or service rules that absolve them from liability for service interruptions caused by ordinary negligence of their employees, servants, or agents
  • Prevents the Public Service Commission from authorizing any rule, regulation, order, or practice that would allow such liability waivers
  • Declares any existing or future schedule provisions attempting to absolve corporations from negligence-based liability as void against public policy
  • Amends subdivision 12 of section 66 of the public service law
  • Takes effect immediately upon enactment

Legislative Description

Prohibits gas and electric corporations from filing any schedules setting forth rules or regulations which absolve or attempt to absolve such corporations from liability for the interruption of its supply of service arising from the ordinary negligence of its employees, servants or agents; provides that any such schedules filed are void as against public policy.

Last Action

REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

1/7/2026

Committee Referrals

Energy and Telecommunications1/7/2026
Rules6/13/2025
Energy and Telecommunications4/4/2025

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