Senate Bill S7226

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Prohibits method of payment pricing of gasoline

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-S7226 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9788
Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง399-ee, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S3063, A3887
2015-2016: S1594, A1889
2017-2018: S2992, A2353
2019-2020: S3490, A5050
2021-2022: S5313, A5907
2023-2024: A6294

2011-S7226 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits method of payment pricing of gasoline, wherein the price per gallon of motor fuel of like grade or quality that is offered for sale or sold by a retail outlet using a credit or debit card varies by more than three percent of the cash price.

2011-S7226 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S7226 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7226

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 2, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. LAVALLE -- 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  method  of
  payment pricing of gasoline

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The section heading of section 399-ee of the general  busi-
ness  law,  as  added  by chapter 579 of the laws of 2008, is amended to
read as follows:
  Zone pricing AND METHOD OF PAYMENT PRICING of gasoline prohibited.
  S 2. Subdivision 1 of section 399-ee of the general  business  law  is
amended by adding two new paragraphs (n) and (o) to read as follows:
  (N)  "METHOD OF PAYMENT" MEANS THE MANNER IN WHICH A CUSTOMER PAYS FOR
MOTOR FUEL AT A RETAIL OUTLET USING CASH, CHECK, DEBIT CARD, CREDIT CARD
OR A SIMILAR MEANS OF PAYMENT.
  (O) "METHOD OF PAYMENT PRICING" MEANS DIFFERENCES  IN  THE  PRICE  PER
GALLON  OF  MOTOR FUEL OF LIKE GRADE OR QUALITY OFFERED FOR SALE OR SOLD
BY A RETAIL OUTLET BASED ON THE CUSTOMER'S METHOD OF PAYMENT.
  S 3. Subdivision 3 of section 399-ee of the general  business  law  is
renumbered  subdivision  4  and  a new subdivision 3 is added to read as
follows:
  3. NO DEALER SHALL ENGAGE IN METHOD OF PAYMENT PRICING WITH RESPECT TO
ANY MOTOR FUEL OF LIKE GRADE OR QUALITY,  EXCEPT  THAT  THE  DEALER  MAY
IMPOSE  A  CHARGE FOR THE USE OF A CREDIT OR DEBIT CARD IN AN AMOUNT NOT
TO EXCEED THE GREATER OF THE TRANSACTION FEE INCURRED BY THE DEALER  FOR
PROCESSING  THE  CREDIT  OR  DEBIT CARD PURCHASE OR THREE PERCENT OF THE
CASH PRICE.
  S 4. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15088-04-2

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