NY A01555 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 28-1)
Status: Introduced on January 7 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-01-06 - referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
Pending: Assembly Corporations, Authorities and Commissions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 7 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-01-06 - referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
Pending: Assembly Corporations, Authorities and Commissions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
In its January 2007 report, the Assembly Queens Power Outage Task Force recommended several measures to improve oversight of utilities and prevent future blackouts. This bill will provide incentives for utilities to ensure that their systems provide safe and adequate service by eliminating special treatment for electricity and gas suppliers with respect to their responsibility for negligent operations.
Title
An act to amend the public service law, in relation to the liability of gas and electric corporations arising from the negligence of their employees, servants or agents
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2010-01-06 | referred to corporations, authorities and commissions | |
2009-01-07 | referred to corporations, authorities and commissions |