Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 24, 2010 |
3rd reading cal.1141 substituted for s7308 |
Jun 24, 2010 |
substituted by a2323 |
Jun 23, 2010 |
ordered to third reading cal.1141 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Mar 29, 2010 |
referred to consumer protection |
Senate Bill S7308
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A2323 - On Floor Calendar
- 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
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
(D) Senate District
2009-S7308 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-S7308 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7308 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting more than one increase in the price of gasoline in any twenty-four hour period PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : The purpose of this bill is to prohibit gasoline prices from being adjusted at the pump multiple times daily on the same lot of gasoline, which was purchased wholesale at a fixed price. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : With this legislation it will be unlawful for anyone engaged in the sale of motor fuel, or anyone who produces and stores or exchanges motor fuel at a terminal or facility and who sells or transfers motor fuel through the loading rack at such terminal facility, or an affiliate of such, to increase the price of any grade or quality of motor fuel sold at a retail outlet more than once in a twenty-four hour period. Any violation shall result in a civil fine of not more than five hundred dollars to be collected by the corporation counsel for any city or by the appropriate attorney of any political subdivision as shall be designated by the governing body of such political subdivision.
2009-S7308 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7308 I N S E N A T E March 29, 2010 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PERALTA -- 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 prohibiting more than one increase in the price of gasoline in any twenty-four hour period THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new arti- cle 24-B to read as follows: ARTICLE 24-B MOTOR FUEL MARKETING PRACTICES ACT SECTION 370-K. UNLAWFUL PRICE INCREASES; EXCEPTIONS. S 370-K. UNLAWFUL PRICE INCREASES; EXCEPTIONS. (A) (1) IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY NONREFINER ENGAGED IN COMMERCE IN THIS STATE TO INCREASE THE PRICE OF ANY GRADE OR QUALITY OF MOTOR FUEL SOLD AT A RETAIL OUTLET MORE THAN ONCE IN A TWENTY-FOUR HOUR PERIOD. (2) IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY REFINER, INCLUDING ANY AFFILIATE OR AGENT THEREOF, ENGAGED IN COMMERCE IN THIS STATE TO INCREASE THE PRICE OF ANY GRADE OR QUALITY OF MOTOR FUEL SOLD MORE THAN ONCE IN A TWENTY-FOUR HOUR PERIOD. (B) (1) ANY VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION SHALL RESULT IN A CIVIL FINE OF NOT MORE THAN FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS TO BE COLLECTED BY THE CORPORATION COUNSEL FOR ANY CITY OR BY THE APPROPRIATE ATTORNEY OF ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION AS SHALL BE DESIGNATED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF SUCH POLI- TICAL SUBDIVISION. (2) AN ISOLATED, INADVERTENT INCIDENT INVOLVING ACTIVITY PROHIBITED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION (A) OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION. (C) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: (1) "MOTOR FUEL" MEANS ANY PETROLEUM PRODUCT INCLUDING ANY SPECIAL FUEL WHICH IS USED FOR THE PROPULSION OF ANY MOTOR VEHICLE; (2) "NONREFINER" MEANS ANY PERSON, OTHER THAN A REFINER, ENGAGED IN THE SALE OF MOTOR FUEL; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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