Assembly Actions -
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Mar 15, 2010 |
referred to consumer protection |
Senate Bill S7122
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-S7122 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Consumer Protection
- Law Section:
- General Business Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง399-ee, Gen Bus L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
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2009-S7122 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7122 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the general business law, in relation to providing that no retailer shall engage in zone pricing with respect to any motor fuel of like grade or quality PURPOSE : To prohibit the use of zone pricing as a marketing device for gasoline. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1: Subdivision 2 of section 399-ee of the general business law, as added by chapter 579 of the laws of 2008 is amended. Section 2: adds "retailer" to those entities who cannot engage in zone pricing EXISTING LAW : Chapter 579 of the laws of 2008. JUSTIFICATION : Zone pricing is a marketing technique currently used by petroleum companies. The company determines geographical price zones based on the demographics of a certain area. For example, if one area typically is more affluent than another, the tank wagon price, in other words, the price per gallon determined by the wholesaler, at which gasoline
2009-S7122 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7122 I N S E N A T E March 15, 2010 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ALESI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to providing that no retailer shall engage in zone pricing with respect to any motor fuel of like grade or quality THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 399-ee of the general business law, as added by chapter 579 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows: 2. No wholesaler OR RETAILER shall engage in zone pricing with respect to any motor fuel of like grade or quality. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD16309-01-0
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