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NY A03184

NY A03184
Creates the state office of the utility consumer advocate to represent interests of residential utility customers.


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Introduced
01/22/2021
In Committee
06/08/2021
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

2021-2022 General Assembly

Bill Summary

Creates the state office of the utility consumer advocate to represent interests of residential utility customers.

AI Summary

This bill creates the state office of the utility consumer advocate to represent the interests of residential utility customers in New York. The utility consumer advocate will be appointed by the governor and will have the power to initiate, intervene in, or participate in proceedings before various regulatory agencies and courts to advocate on behalf of residential utility customers. The office will also have the authority to request and receive assistance from state and local authorities, and will be required to issue an annual report detailing its activities and any estimated savings to residential utility consumers resulting from its interventions.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Business and Industry, Housing and Urban Affairs

Sponsors (38)

Jeffrey Dinowitz (D)* Deborah Glick (D)* José Rivera (D)* Fred Thiele (D)* Thomas Abinanti (D),  Didi Barrett (D),  Michael Benedetto (D),  Kevin Cahill (D),  William Colton (D),  Vivian Cook (D),  Steven Englebright (D),  Patricia Fahy (D),  Sandy Galef (D),  Richard Gottfried (D),  Judy Griffin (D),  Aileen Gunther (D),  Andrew Hevesi (D),  Pamela Hunter (D),  Kimberly Jean-Pierre (D),  Latoya Joyner (D),  Charles Lavine (D),  Donna Lupardo (D),  Michael Montesano (R),  Steve Otis (D),  Amy Paulin (D),  Crystal Peoples-Stokes (D),  N. Nick Perry (D),  Ed Ra (R),  Linda Rosenthal (D),  Angelo Santabarbara (D),  Rebecca Seawright (D),  Jo Anne Simon (D),  Doug Smith (R),  Phil Steck (D),  Al Stirpe (D),  Al Taylor (D),  David Weprin (D),  Ken Zebrowski (D), 

Last Action

substituted by s4884 (on 06/08/2021)

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