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A06193 Summary:

BILL NOA06193
 
SAME ASSAME AS S05325
 
SPONSORGonzalez-Rojas
 
COSPNSRO'Donnell, Seawright, Carroll, Rivera J, Epstein, Kelles, Jackson, Sillitti, Burdick, Bronson, Dinowitz, Weprin, Fahy, Hevesi, Cruz, Glick, Otis, Rosenthal L, Fernandez, Clark
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Add §31-a, amd §89-b, Pub Serv L; add §399-zzzzz, Gen Bus L
 
Requires utility corporations, municipalities, water-works corporations, and telephone service providers to allow customers to use their preferred name and pronouns.
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A06193 Actions:

BILL NOA06193
 
03/10/2021referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
04/26/2021reported referred to codes
05/12/2021reported
05/13/2021advanced to third reading cal.369
05/26/2021passed assembly
05/26/2021delivered to senate
05/26/2021REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
06/09/2021SUBSTITUTED FOR S5325
06/09/20213RD READING CAL.1692
06/09/2021PASSED SENATE
06/09/2021RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
11/16/2021delivered to governor
11/16/2021signed chap.630
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A06193 Floor Votes:

DATE:05/26/2021Assembly Vote  YEA/NAY: 99/48
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
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A06193 Text:



 
                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.
                                                                   LBD04805-01-1

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     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.
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