Authorizes one or more individuals who are under a shared contract to opt-out of such contract without a fee, penalty or charge due to status as a domestic violence victim; prohibits the company from transferring any contractual or billing responsibility of such shared contract to any other account holders on such shared contract; prevents companies from prohibiting a person who has opted-out due to domestic violence status to enter into a new contract.

Statutes affected:
A1841: 48-a public service law, 48-a(1) public service law, 399-cccc general business law, 399-cccc(1) general business law, 91 public service law, 91(8) public service law, 399-yy general business law, 399-yy(2) general business law, 399-yyy general business law, 399-yyy(1) general business law