New York bill A06542 prohibits utility shutoffs for non-payment during summer and winter periods of extreme heat or cold.

New York bill A06542, known as the "utility shutoff protection act," aims to protect residential customers from utility service shutoffs due to non-payment during summer and winter periods of extreme heat or cold. The bill allows such utility services to be discontinued for non-payment outside these periods. It mandates that utility corporations and municipalities restore all residential utility services that were otherwise discontinued for non-payment without charging any fees.

New York bill A06542 prohibits utility shutoffs for non-payment during summer and winter periods of extreme heat or cold.

New York bill A06542, known as the "utility shutoff protection act," aims to protect residential customers from utility service shutoffs due to non-payment during summer and winter periods of extreme heat or cold. The bill allows such utility services to be discontinued for non-payment outside these periods. It mandates that utility corporations and municipalities restore all residential utility services that were otherwise discontinued for non-payment without charging any fees.