Relates to responsibility for cable bills after a disconnection or downgrade in service
Summary
Relates to responsibility for cable bills after a disconnection or downgrade in service; provides that customers requesting a disconnection or downgrade in service shall only be liable for services incurred up to the date the disconnection or downgrade is effective.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Assembly Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2021
Last action Feb 8, 2022
Floor votes · Assembly Jun 1, 2021
How they voted
138–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 141
Jun 1, 2021
D
Democratic101
97% Yea
R
Republican40
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Feb 8, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
upper
Feb 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jan 18, 2022
Lower · Passed
AMENDED ON THIRD READING 5438A
lower
Jun 1, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO RULES
upper
Jun 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
May 19, 2021
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
Feb 16, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ken Zebrowski
DDemocratic
Co
Nader Sayegh
DDemocratic
Co
Steve Otis
DDemocratic
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