BILL NUMBER: S4336
SPONSOR: COMRIE
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the public service law, in relation to making gas and
electric billing information for residential rental premises available
upon request
 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
Requires gas and electric utility companies to make available to any
landlord and lessor of residential rental premises, upon the request of
a prospective tenant or lessor of a residential unit, information
concerning gas and electric charges incurred from prior occupants of the
dwelling.
 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
The public service law is amended by adding a new section 66-o to
require gas and electric utilities to make available to persons upon
request information concerning gas and electric charges incurred for
residential premises.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
People should have the right to inquire from a gas and electric company
the amount of the bills being paid for heat and electric service by the
prior customer before they move into a residence. They should not have
to rely on a landlord or homeowner's word about how much it costs to
heat a residence.
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
S2879 2024
S5841 2022
S.2180 of 2017-18.
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it
shall have become a law: provided that the public service commission is
authorized to promulgate any and all rules and regulations and take any
other measures necessary to implement this act on its effective date on
or before such date.