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A 3547: Relates to information cable television companies must provide to subscribers regarding availability of required equipment at retail.
What A 3547 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill requires cable television companies to provide subscribers with a written description of the equipment required for their subscription, including information on how to purchase it at retail and what retail equipment is compatible with their system. This description must be provided at the time of the initial subscription.
Bill journey
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3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to corporations, authorities and commissions (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 3547
- What is the current status of A 3547?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 3547 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to corporations, authorities and commissions".
- Did A 3547 pass?
- Not yet. A 3547 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 3547, and where is it now?
- A 3547 was authored by Asm. Angelo Santabarbara with 1 coauthor. Its committee of record is Assembly Corporations, Authorities & Commissions.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to corporations, authorities and commissions |
| Jan. 28, 2025 | referred to corporations, authorities and commissions |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 28, 2025 · 245 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3547 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 28, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to information cable television companies must provide to subscribers regarding availabili- ty of required equipment at retail The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 224-a of the public service law is 2 amended by adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows: 3 (d) Each cable television company shall provide to each of its 4 subscribers at the time of the initial subscription a written 5 description of: (1) the equipment required for such subscription; (2) 6 information regarding how or where a subscriber may purchase such equip- 7 ment at retail; and (3) information regarding what retail equipment is 8 compatible with the cable television company system. For purposes of 9 this paragraph "equipment" shall include but not be limited to a modem 10 or electronic device that makes possible the transmission of data to or 11 from a computer via telephone or other communication lines. 12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06700-01-5
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