Senate Bill S1594

2015-2016 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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2015-S1594 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1889
Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง399-ee, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S7226, A9788
2013-2014: S3063, A3887
2017-2018: S2992, A2353
2019-2020: S3490, A5050
2021-2022: S5313, A5907
2023-2024: A6294

2015-S1594 (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.

2015-S1594 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S1594 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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    S. 1594                                                  A. 1889

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                            January 13, 2015
                               ___________

IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed,  and  when  printed  to  be committed to the Committee on Consumer
  Protection

IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once  and  referred
  to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and 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

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