A 1238: Provides that an action to recover the amount of an overcharge based upon a mistake or billing error made by an electric, gas or telephone corporation must be commenced within ten years.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1238 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY January 9, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SEAWRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to statute of limitations for certain overcharges The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 212 of the civil practice law and rules is amended 2 by adding a new subdivision (f) to read as follows: 3 (f) Overcharge based on mistake or billing error. An action to recover 4 the amount of an overcharge based upon a mistake or billing error made 5 by an electric, gas, or telephone corporation must be commenced within 6 ten years. 7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to all 8 causes of action occurring on or after such date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02977-01-5