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Jan 06, 2016 |
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Feb 13, 2015 |
referred to consumer protection |
Senate Bill S3683
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, 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
2015-S3683 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A10279
- Current Committee:
- Senate Consumer Protection
- Law Section:
- General Business Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง392-k, Gen Bus L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2013-2014:
S4984
2017-2018: A6483
2019-2020: A4667
2015-S3683 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3683 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: This bill would restrict owners of service stations, filling stations, stores, garages or other places of business for the sale of motor fuel from changing fuel prices more than once a day. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This would add a new section 392-k to the General Business Law to make it unlawful to change fuel prices more than once a day. Violation of this would result in a civil fine of up to $500.00. JUSTIFICATION: This bill would prevent sellers of motor fuel from changing fuel prices any more than once per day.It would prevent unscrupulous service station owners from taking advantage of consumers and price gouging by raising fuel prices -- often without an increase in the actual price of gasoline -- multiple times in one day.
2015-S3683 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3683 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 13, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SAVINO -- 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 section 392-k to read as follows: S 392-K. UNLAWFUL MOTOR FUEL PRICE INCREASES; EXCEPTIONS. 1. (A) IT SHALL BE 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. (B) IT SHALL BE 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. 2. (A) 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. (B) AN ISOLATED, INADVERTENT INCIDENT INVOLVING ACTIVITY PROHIBITED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION. 3. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOW- ING MEANINGS: (A) "MOTOR FUEL" SHALL MEAN (I) ALL PRODUCTS COMMONLY OR COMMERCIALLY KNOWN OR SOLD AS GASOLINE (INCLUDING CASINGHEAD AND ABSORPTION OR NATURAL GASOLINE), BENZOL, BENZENE, OR NAPHTHA REGARDLESS OF THEIR CLAS- SIFICATION OR USES; AND (II) ANY LIQUID PREPARED, ADVERTISED, OFFERED EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08907-01-5
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