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A06193 Summary:
BILL NO | A06193 |
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SAME AS | SAME AS S05325 |
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SPONSOR | Gonzalez-Rojas |
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COSPNSR | O'Donnell, Seawright, Carroll, Rivera J, Epstein, Kelles, Jackson, Sillitti, Burdick, Bronson, Dinowitz, Weprin, Fahy, Hevesi, Cruz, Glick, Otis, Rosenthal L, Fernandez, Clark |
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MLTSPNSR | |
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Add §31-a, amd §89-b, Pub Serv L; add §399-zzzzz, Gen Bus L | |
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Requires utility corporations, municipalities, water-works corporations, and telephone service providers to allow customers to use their preferred name and pronouns. |
A06193 Actions:
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03/10/2021 | referred to corporations, authorities and commissions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
04/26/2021 | reported referred to codes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/12/2021 | reported | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/13/2021 | advanced to third reading cal.369 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/26/2021 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/26/2021 | delivered to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/26/2021 | REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/09/2021 | SUBSTITUTED FOR S5325 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/09/2021 | 3RD READING CAL.1692 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/09/2021 | PASSED SENATE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/09/2021 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/16/2021 | delivered to governor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/16/2021 | signed chap.630 |
A06193 Floor Votes:
Yes
Abbate
Yes
Clark
Yes
Frontus
No
Lalor
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Sillitti
Yes
Abinanti
Yes
Colton
Yes
Galef
Yes
Lavine
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Simon
Yes
Anderson
Yes
Conrad
Yes
Gallagher
No
Lawler
Yes
Perry
No
Simpson
No
Angelino
Yes
Cook
No
Gallahan
No
Lemondes
Yes
Pheffer Amato
No
Smith
No
Ashby
Yes
Cruz
No
Gandolfo
Yes
Lunsford
Yes
Pichardo
No
Smullen
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Cusick
No
Giglio JA
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Solages
No
Barclay
Yes
Cymbrowitz
No
Giglio JM
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Quart
Yes
Steck
Yes
Barnwell
Yes
Darling
Yes
Glick
Yes
Mamdani
No
Ra
Yes
Stern
Yes
Barrett
Yes
Davila
Yes
Gonzalez-Rojas
No
Manktelow
Yes
Rajkumar
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Barron
Yes
De La Rosa
No
Goodell
Yes
McDonald
Yes
Ramos
No
Tague
Yes
Benedetto
No
DeStefano
Yes
Gottfried
No
McDonough
No
Reilly
No
Tannousis
Yes
Bichotte Hermel
Yes
Dickens
Yes
Griffin
Yes
McMahon
Yes
Reyes
Yes
Taylor
No
Blankenbush
Yes
Dilan
No
Gunther
Yes
Meeks
Yes
Richardson
Yes
Thiele
No
Brabenec
Yes
Dinowitz
No
Hawley
No
Mikulin
Yes
Rivera J
Yes
Vanel
Yes
Braunstein
No
DiPietro
Yes
Hevesi
No
Miller B
Yes
Rivera JD
No
Walczyk
Yes
Bronson
No
Durso
Yes
Hunter
No
Miller M
Yes
Rodriguez
Yes
Walker
No
Brown
No
Eichenstein
Yes
Hyndman
Yes
Mitaynes
Yes
Rosenthal D
Yes
Wallace
Yes
Burdick
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Jackson
No
Montesano
Yes
Rosenthal L
No
Walsh
Yes
Burgos
Yes
Epstein
Yes
Jacobson
No
Morinello
Yes
Rozic
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Burke
Yes
Fahy
Yes
Jean-Pierre
Yes
Niou
No
Salka
Yes
Weprin
No
Buttenschon
Yes
Fall
No
Jensen
ER
Nolan
No
Santabarbara
Yes
Williams
No
Byrne
Yes
Fernandez
Yes
Jones
No
Norris
Yes
Sayegh
No
Woerner
No
Byrnes
No
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Joyner
Yes
O'Donnell
No
Schmitt
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Cahill
ER
Forrest
Yes
Kelles
Yes
Otis
Yes
Seawright
Yes
Zinerman
Yes
Carroll
No
Friend
Yes
Kim
No
Palmesano
ER
Septimo
Yes
Mr. Speaker
‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
A06193 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6193 2021-2022 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 10, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GONZALEZ-ROJAS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT to amend the public service law and the general business law, in relation to requiring utility corporations, municipalities, water- works corporations, and telephone service providers to allow customers to use their preferred name and pronouns The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The public service law is amended by adding a new section 2 31-a to read as follows: 3 § 31-a. Use of preferred name and pronouns. 1. Every utility corpo- 4 ration or municipality shall provide applicants for residential service 5 and residential customers with a convenient option to request that the 6 utility corporation or municipality use their preferred name and/or 7 preferred pronouns in all written or oral communications between the 8 utility corporation or municipality and the applicant or customer, as 9 well as all statements or documentation relating to a customer's resi- 10 dential service, regardless of whether such applicant or customer's 11 preferred name differs from their current legal name. 12 2. If an applicant or customer's preferred name differs from their 13 current legal name, a utility corporation or municipality may require 14 such applicant or customer to provide reasonable proof of identity using 15 their legal name, provided that such information shall be used solely to 16 verify the applicant or customer's identity or for other purposes 17 required by law. 18 3. No utility corporation or municipality shall: 19 (a) willfully and repeatedly fail to use an applicant or customer's 20 preferred name and/or preferred pronouns after being clearly informed of 21 the preferred name and/or preferred pronouns pursuant to subdivision one 22 of this section; or EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD04805-01-1A. 6193 2 1 (b) require an applicant or customer to specify their sexual orien- 2 tation or gender identity or expression in order to use their preferred 3 name and/or preferred pronouns. 4 § 2. Section 89-b of the public service law is amended by adding a new 5 subdivision 12 to read as follows: 6 12. (a) Every water-works corporation shall provide customers with a 7 convenient option to request that the water-works corporation use their 8 preferred name and/or preferred pronouns in all written or oral communi- 9 cations between the water-works corporation and the customer, as well as 10 all statements or documentation relating to a customer's water service, 11 regardless of whether such customer's preferred name differs from their 12 current legal name. 13 (b) If a customer's preferred name differs from their current legal 14 name, a water-works corporation may require such customer to provide 15 reasonable proof of identity using their legal name, provided that such 16 information shall be used solely to verify the customer's identity or 17 for other purposes required by law. 18 (c) No water-works corporation shall: 19 (i) willfully and repeatedly fail to use a customer's preferred name 20 and/or preferred pronouns after being clearly informed of the preferred 21 name and/or preferred pronouns pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subdi- 22 vision; or 23 (ii) require a customer to specify their sexual orientation or gender 24 identity or expression in order to use their preferred name and/or 25 preferred pronouns. 26 § 3. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 399- 27 zzzzz to read as follows: 28 § 399-zzzzz. Use of preferred name and pronouns. 1. For the purposes 29 of this section, "telephone service provider" means any company that 30 provides voice service utilizing any technology, regardless of whether 31 such provider is regulated pursuant to the public service law. 32 2. Every telephone service provider shall provide customers with a 33 convenient option to request that the telephone service provider use 34 their preferred name and/or preferred pronouns in all written or oral 35 communications between the telephone service provider and the customer, 36 as well as all statements or documentation relating to a customer's 37 telephone service, regardless of whether such customer's preferred name 38 differs from their current legal name. 39 3. If a customer's preferred name differs from their current legal 40 name, a telephone service provider may require such customer to provide 41 reasonable proof of identity using their legal name, provided that such 42 information shall be used solely to verify the customer's identity or 43 for other purposes required by law. 44 4. No telephone service provider shall: 45 (a) willfully and repeatedly fail to use a customer's preferred name 46 and/or preferred pronouns after being clearly informed of the preferred 47 name and/or preferred pronouns pursuant to subdivision two of this 48 section; or 49 (b) require a customer to specify their sexual orientation or gender 50 identity or expression in order to use their preferred name and/or 51 preferred pronouns. 52 § 4. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall 53 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment 54 and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation 55 of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and 56 completed on or before such effective date.