Bill Text: NY A09978 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 9978 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Prohibits the NYC water board from enacting any rules and regulations less favorable to the consumer, including timeframes for appeals and receiving refunds.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-05-01 - referred to cities [A09978 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A09978-Introduced.html




                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          9978

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                       May 1, 2024
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Cities

        AN ACT relating to prohibiting the New York city water board from adopt-
          ing any rules and regulations less favorable to the consumer

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Notwithstanding any rule or regulation by any local govern-
     2  ment,  the  New York city water board is hereby prohibited from adopting
     3  any rules or regulations that reduce  the  timeframe  for  consumers  to
     4  appeal  bills  or receive refunds or are otherwise less favorable to the
     5  consumer and where backbilling errors are discovered  in  favor  of  the
     6  consumer,  the  New  York  city  water board shall provide for and order
     7  refunds up to six years.
     8    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.







         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD06498-01-3