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type: "Bill"
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title: "Prohibits utility companies from harassing, oppressing or abusing any residential customer in connection with the handling of a complaint or unpaid balance"
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description: "Prohibits utility companies from harassing, oppressing or abusing any residential customer in connection with the handling of a residential customer complaint, the offering and/or negotiating of a deferred payment agreement, or the collection of an unpaid balance or any other obligation owed by such customer."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
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legislature: "New York Legislature"
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session: "2021-2022"
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identifier: "A 3359"
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citation: "New York A 3359 (2021-2022)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["PAULIN"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 13
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2021-01-26"
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last_action: "2021-11-08"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/30da36af-7668-4aaf-af25-3cb497c6cd0b"
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source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A3359"
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source_hash: "75525bfe27996b2bb2b044a8432abf007318d0e2dd7fece573a7158dd4eb7d93"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
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---
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# New York A 3359 (2021-2022) — Prohibits utility companies from harassing, oppressing or abusing any residential customer in connection with the handling of a complaint or unpaid balance
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Prohibits utility companies from harassing, oppressing or abusing any residential customer in connection with the handling of a residential customer complaint, the offering and/or negotiating of a deferred payment agreement, or the collection of an unpaid balance or any other obligation owed by such customer.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **A3359** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A3359&term=2021&Text=Y)
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## Votes
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- Assembly Vote — **149–1** (pass) · lower
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- Floor Vote — **62–1** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- PAULIN — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-01-26** REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-09** REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-30** REPORTED
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- **2021-04-01** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.216
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- **2021-04-19** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
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- **2021-04-19** DELIVERED TO SENATE
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- **2021-04-19** REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS `referral-committee`
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- **2021-06-10** SUBSTITUTED FOR S4823
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- **2021-06-10** 3RD READING CAL.1776
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- **2021-06-10** PASSED SENATE `passage`
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- **2021-06-10** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
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- **2021-10-27** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-11-08** SIGNED CHAP.590 `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/30da36af-7668-4aaf-af25-3cb497c6cd0b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).
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