NY State Senate Bill 2019-S4824

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Jan 08, 2020	referred to consumer protection
Mar 26, 2019	referred to consumer protection

2019-S4824 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A764
Current Committee:: Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:: General Business Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §396-bb, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S6886
2011-2012: S3507, A9482
2013-2014: S2837, A1231
2015-2016: S1926, A936
2017-2018: S3645, A1441
2021-2022: S5275, A3895
2023-2024: S6771

2019-S4824 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for assistance to disabled drivers at gas stations.

2019-S4824 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S4824

SPONSOR: PARKER
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the general business law, in relation
to providing gas station assistance to disabled motorists

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

This bill will provide a disabled motorist that has physical disabili-
ties with an opportunity to receive assistance when filling his or her
gas tank at a self service gas station.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

This bill would amend Section Subdivision 2 and 3 of section 396-bb of
the general business law and renumber it to 3 and 4. A new subdivision 2
is added to include the following:

Section 2. a. Any gasoline station offering the public sale of gasoline
at self-service islands shall provide a minimum of one self-service
island device that allows a disabled person parked at that station in a

vehicle, displaying a disabled license plate issued by New York State or
a valid disabled license Plate issued by any other state, to signal an
employee that the driver requires assistance in dispensing motor fuel.
An attendant will then arrive to dispense motor fuel at no additional
cost beyond the price that the fuel is being offered to the general
public. A device shall be installed that alerts the employee inside the
building that assistance is required at the pump, and shall be mounted
between thirty-four and forty-eight inches from the ground. A sign shall
be conspicuously posted at the self-service station that meets the Amer-
ican Disability Act Accessibility Guidelines identifying the call device
and the hours when assistance will be available and operable from the
vehicle.

b. The gasoline station will not be required to provide this service
during times when the fueling station is being operated on a remote
control basis by only one employee and a passenger in that vehicle is
reasonably capable of dispensing motor fuel. Paragraph a of this subdi-
vision shall not apply to gasoline stations that are operated by one
cashier and remote control equipment for dispensing motor fuel.

c. If an owner owns only one gasoline station in New York State, then
that gas station must be in compliance within one year of the effective
dates of this subdivision. If an owner owns more than one gasoline
station in New York State then the owner must make at least fifty
percent of those gasoline stations compliance. If an owner owns more
than one gas station in New York State then the owner must make at least
fifty percent of those gas stations compliant with this subdivision
within one year of the effective date of this subdivision. In either
case the owner must be in compliance within three years of the effective
date of this subdivision.

This act shall take effect immediately.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

This bill meets a need for thousands of disabled motorist traveling in
New York State and makes gas stations more compliant with the spirit and
law of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2017-18: S.3645 - REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION
2015-16: S.1926/A.936 -Referred to Consumer Protection
2013-14: S.2837/A.1231- Referred to Consumer Protection
2011-12: S.3507/A.9482- Referred to Consumer Protection
2009-10: S.6886 - Died in Consumer Protection

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately after passage of bill.

2019-S4824 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4824
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 26, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- 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  gas
   station assistance to disabled motorists
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivisions 2 and 3 of section 396-bb of the general busi-
 ness law are renumbered subdivisions 3 and 4 and a new subdivision 2  is
 added to read as follows:
   2.  A.  ANY  GASOLINE  STATION OFFERING THE PUBLIC SALE OF GASOLINE AT
 SELF-SERVICE ISLANDS SHALL PROVIDE A MINIMUM OF ONE SELF-SERVICE  ISLAND
 DEVICE  THAT ALLOWS A DISABLED PERSON, PARKED AT THAT STATION IN A VEHI-
 CLE DISPLAYING A DISABLED LICENSE PLATE ISSUED BY NEW YORK  STATE  OR  A
 VALID DISABLED LICENSE PLATE ISSUED BY ANY OTHER STATE, OR A VALID DISA-
 BLED  LICENSE  PLATE  ISSUED  BY  THE  FEDERAL  GOVERNMENT, TO SIGNAL AN
 EMPLOYEE THAT THE DRIVER REQUIRES ASSISTANCE IN DISPENSING  MOTOR  FUEL.
 AN  ATTENDANT  SHALL THEN ARRIVE TO DISPENSE MOTOR FUEL AT NO ADDITIONAL
 COST BEYOND THE PRICE THAT THE FUEL IS  BEING  OFFERED  TO  THE  GENERAL
 PUBLIC.  A DEVICE SHALL BE INSTALLED THAT ALERTS THE EMPLOYEE INSIDE THE
 BUILDING THAT ASSISTANCE IS REQUIRED AT THE PUMP, AND SHALL  BE  MOUNTED
 BETWEEN THIRTY-FOUR AND FORTY-EIGHT INCHES FROM THE GROUND. A SIGN SHALL
 BE CONSPICUOUSLY POSTED AT THE SELF-SERVICE STATION THAT MEETS THE AMER-
 ICAN DISABILITY ACT ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINES IDENTIFYING THE CALL DEVICE
 AND  THE  HOURS  WHEN ASSISTANCE WILL BE AVAILABLE AND OPERABLE FROM THE
 VEHICLE.
   B. THE GASOLINE STATION SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE  THE  SERVICE
 PROVIDED  FOR  IN PARAGRAPH A OF THIS SUBDIVISION DURING TIMES WHEN SUCH
 STATION IS BEING OPERATED ON A REMOTE CONTROL BASIS BY ONLY ONE EMPLOYEE
 AND A PASSENGER IN THAT VEHICLE  IS  REASONABLY  CAPABLE  OF  DISPENSING
 MOTOR  FUEL. PARAGRAPH A OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT APPLY TO GASOLINE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04464-01-9

 S. 4824                             2
 
 STATIONS THAT ARE OPERATED BY ONE CASHIER AND REMOTE  CONTROL  EQUIPMENT
 FOR DISPENSING MOTOR FUEL.
   C.  IF AN OWNER OWNS ONLY ONE GASOLINE STATION IN NEW YORK STATE, THEN
 THAT GAS STATION MUST BE IN COMPLIANCE WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE  EFFECTIVE
 DATE  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION.  IF  AN  OWNER  OWNS MORE THAN ONE GASOLINE
 STATION IN NEW YORK STATE THEN  THE  OWNER  MUST  MAKE  AT  LEAST  FIFTY
 PERCENT OF THOSE GASOLINE STATIONS COMPLIANT WITH THIS SUBDIVISION WITH-
 IN  ONE  YEAR  OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION. IN EITHER CASE
 THE OWNER MUST BE IN COMPLIANCE WITHIN THREE YEARS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE
 OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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

2019-S4824 (ACTIVE) - Details

2019-S4824 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2019-S4824 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S4824 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Kevin S. Parker

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

2019-S4824 (ACTIVE) - Details

2019-S4824 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2019-S4824 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S4824 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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