NY State Senate Bill 2019-S500

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

Please enter your contact information

First Name

Last Name

Email Address

A valid email address is required.

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.

Actions

View Actions

	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 08, 2020	referred to consumer protection returned to senate died in assembly
Jun 17, 2019	referred to consumer affairs and protection delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1409 committee discharged and committed to rules
Jan 09, 2019	referred to consumer protection

Votes

- Jun 17, 2019 - Floor Vote
  S500
  
  44
  
  Aye
  
  18
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 17, 2019
      
      aye (44)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Antonacci
      
      Bailey
      
      Benjamin
      
      Biaggi
      
      Breslin
      
      Brooks
      
      Carlucci
      
      Comrie
      
      Felder
      
      Gaughran
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gounardes
      
      Harckham
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kaplan
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Little
      
      Liu
      
      Martinez
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Metzger
      
      Montgomery
      
      Myrie
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Rivera
      
      Salazar
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serrano
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Thomas
      
      nay (18)
      
      Akshar
      
      Amedore
      
      Boyle
      
      Flanagan
      
      Funke
      
      Gallivan
      
      Griffo
      
      Helming
      
      Jacobs
      
      Jordan
      
      Lanza
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Ritchie
      
      Robach
      
      Serino
      
      Seward
      
      Tedisco
  Jun 17, 2019 - Rules Committee Vote
  S500
  
  15
  
  Aye
  
  4
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: Jun 17, 2019
      
      aye (15)
      
      Benjamin
      
      Breslin
      
      Comrie
      
      Gianaris
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Martinez
      
      Parker
      
      Savino
      
      Seward
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      nay (4)
      
      Flanagan
      
      Griffo
      
      Little
      
      Robach

co-Sponsors

2019-S500 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A2578
Current Committee:: Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:: General Business Law
Laws Affected:: Add §396-xx, Gen Bus L; amd §192, add §192-i, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: A9927
2013-2014: A1752
2015-2016: S7548, A133, A10013
2017-2018: S259, A5222
2021-2022: A1898
2023-2024: A931

2019-S500 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Specifies requirements for motor fuel advertising media; requires clearly visible signs relating to the pricing of motor fuels.

2019-S500 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S500

SPONSOR: KAMINSKY
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the general business law and the agri-
culture and markets law, in relation to specifying requirements for
motor fuel advertising media

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

The purpose of this bill is to ensure that motorists are able to make
informed decisions with respect to motor fuel purchases.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

This bill would update New York law related to the posting of motor fuel
prices by motor fuel dealers. The bill would require dealers offering
fuel to the public at different prices based on method of payment, a
sign that must prominently display the higher of the prices offered.

The bill would provide that failure to comply shall subject any person
or firm to a civil penalty of up to five hundred dollars for a first

offense, up to one thousand dollars for a second offense, and up to ten
thousand dollars for a third or subsequent offense.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Motorists are feeling significant pain at the pump. To add insult to
injury, some motorists have reported being lured to a particular gas
station by the promise of reduced price fuel, only to find that the
price listed on the roadside sign only applies to cash purchases.
Motorists depend on roadside signs to determine which gas station to
patronize, using such signs to quickly comparison shop among competing
stations. Over the past several months, as an increasing number of
stations have begun offering reduced prices to customers that pay cash,
motorists have reported instances of unclear and unreadable discount
disclosures. In some instances, the words "cash" and "credit" are posted
in a font so small the words are nearly impossible to read unless the
motorists is directly under or beside the sign.

Similar practices have been documented in the past. In August 2008, the
Attorney General revealed the results of an investigation showing that
nearly one-third of gas stations operating in Nassau and Suffolk coun-
ties engaged in deceptive practices. The Attorney General's investi-
gation identified instances where gas stations engaged in deceptive
advertising by listing the lower cash prices on their street-view
signage without disclosing that the price was only for cash trans-
actions. This practice can result in motorists being lured to the pumps
only to find out that if they choose to use a credit card they will be
charged a higher price. In order to protect consumers and to provide
regulatory guidance to gasoline station operators, this bill would
require operators that offer discounts to conspicuously post the higher
price or; if only the discounted price is offered, clearly label the
conditions of such discounted price.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

S.259 of 2017/2018
S.7548 of 2016

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after which
it shall have become a law.

2019-S500 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    500
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. KAMINSKY, SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered print-
   ed,  and  when  printed  to  be committed to the Committee on Consumer
   Protection
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law and the agriculture and markets
   law, in relation to specifying requirements for motor fuel advertising
   media
 
   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
 396-xx to read as follows:
   § 396-XX. ADVERTISING MEDIUM; MOTOR FUEL SALES. 1. THE TERM "ADVERTIS-
 ING  MEDIUM,"  AS USED IN THIS SECTION, SHALL MEAN A STREET SIGN LOCATED
 WITHIN TEN FEET OF THE MAIN ENTRANCE OF THE  PLACE  OF  BUSINESS  OR  AS
 CLOSE AS PRACTICABLE.
   2.  A.  IN  THE  EVENT  THAT  THE  SAME GRADE OF MOTOR FUEL IS SOLD AT
 DIFFERENT PRICES FROM ANY SINGLE PLACE OF BUSINESS, THEN  THE  PLACE  OF
 BUSINESS  MUST  HAVE  AN ADVERTISING MEDIUM THAT: (I) COMPLIES WITH THIS
 SECTION; (II) DISPLAYS AT LEAST THE HIGHER OF  THE  PRICES  OFFERED  FOR
 THAT  GRADE OF MOTOR FUEL; AND (III) IS A STREET SIGN, WHICH IS AT LEAST
 SIX FEET HIGH AND FOUR FEET WIDE AND AT LEAST EIGHT FEET OFF THE GROUND.
   B. THE ADVERTISING MEDIUM SHALL, TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, BE CLEARLY
 VISIBLE FROM EACH STREET OR HIGHWAY WHICH HAS  A  MOTOR  VEHICLE  ACCESS
 POINT  TO  THE PLACE OF BUSINESS. WHEN THE PLACE OF BUSINESS IS SITUATED
 AT AN INTERSECTION, THE ADVERTISING MEDIUM  REQUIRED  PURSUANT  TO  THIS
 SECTION  SHALL,  TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, BE CLEARLY VISIBLE FROM EACH
 STREET OF THE INTERSECTION. ALL INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE  INCLUDED  ON
 SUCH  ADVERTISING  MEDIUM  PURSUANT  TO  THIS SECTION SHALL BE POSTED OR
 MAINTAINED IN A CLEAR AND CONSPICUOUS MANNER.  FOR THE PURPOSES OF  THIS
 SECTION, MOTOR FUEL DOES NOT INCLUDE PROPANE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD01189-01-9

 S. 500                              2
 
   C.  THIS  SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT APPLY TO DISCOUNTS OR PRICE REDUCTIONS
 NOT AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC,  INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO,
 DISCOUNTS  OR  PRICE REDUCTIONS PROVIDED PURSUANT TO AN AWARDS, REWARDS,
 LOYALTY, OR PROMOTIONAL PROGRAM.
   3.  ALL  LETTERS,  WORDS,  FIGURES,  OR NUMERALS WHICH ARE PART OF THE
 ADVERTISING MEDIA REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION SHALL HAVE
 A HEAVY TYPE FACE OR STROKE, SHALL BE CLEARLY VISIBLE, AND OF A COLOR OR
 TINT THAT WILL CONTRAST THE LETTERS, WORDS, FIGURES,  OR  NUMERALS  WITH
 THE  BACKGROUND  OF  THE  ADVERTISING  MEDIA. THE HEIGHT OF THE LETTERS,
 FIGURES, AND NUMERALS, EXCEPT THE LETTER "L" AND NUMERAL ONE, SHALL  NOT
 BE MORE THAN TWICE THE WIDTH.
   4.  A.  FAILURE  TO  COMPLY  WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL
 SUBJECT A PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION OFFERING FOR SALE OR  SELLING  ANY
 MOTOR  FUEL  TO  THE  PUBLIC  TO  A  CIVIL PENALTY OF UP TO FIVE HUNDRED
 DOLLARS FOR A FIRST OFFENSE, UP TO ONE THOUSAND  DOLLARS  FOR  A  SECOND
 OFFENSE,  AND  UP  TO  TEN  THOUSAND  DOLLARS  FOR A THIRD OR SUBSEQUENT
 OFFENSE.
   B. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION MAY BE ENFORCED CONCURRENTLY BY  THE
 DIRECTOR  OF  A MUNICIPAL CONSUMER AFFAIRS OFFICE, OR BY THE TOWN ATTOR-
 NEY, CITY CORPORATION COUNSEL, OR OTHER LAWFUL  DESIGNEE  OF  A  MUNICI-
 PALITY  OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AND ALL MONEYS COLLECTED UNDER THIS SECTION
 SHALL BE RETAINED BY SUCH MUNICIPALITY OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
   5. A. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY  TO  ANY  PERSON,
 FIRM  OR  CORPORATION OFFERING FOR SALE OR SELLING ANY MOTOR FUEL TO THE
 PUBLIC OPERATING WITHIN A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THAT HAS ALREADY ENACTED
 AND CONTINUES IN EFFECT A LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE, RULE  OR  REGULATION  IN
 SUBSTANTIAL CONFORMITY WITH THIS SECTION. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION
 SHALL  NOT BE CONSTRUED TO LIMIT IN ANY WAY THE AUTHORITY OF A POLITICAL
 SUBDIVISION TO ENACT, IMPLEMENT AND CONTINUE TO ENFORCE LOCAL  LAWS  AND
 REGULATIONS  GOVERNING THE SALE OF MOTOR FUELS THAT WERE IN EFFECT PRIOR
 TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF  THIS  SECTION,  OR  TO  ENACT,  IMPLEMENT  AND
 ENFORCE  ANY AMENDMENTS THERETO AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION
 SO LONG AS THE AMENDMENTS REMAIN IN  SUBSTANTIAL  CONFORMITY  WITH  THIS
 SECTION.  THE  PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE ENFORCED IN THE COUN-
 TIES OUTSIDE THE CITY OF NEW YORK BY THE  COUNTY  OR  CITY  DIRECTOR  OF
 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES, AS THE CASE MAY BE, AND IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK BY
 THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS.
   B.  ANY  POLITICAL  SUBDIVISION  MAY,  BY  ORDINANCE, EXEMPT SPECIFIED
 GEOGRAPHIC AREAS FOR THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SECTION  FOR  SCENIC  OR
 HISTORIC  PRESERVATION  PURPOSES  UPON APPROVAL OF SUCH EXEMPTION BY THE
 COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS.
   C. ANY PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION OFFERING FOR SALE  OR  SELLING  ANY
 MOTOR  FUEL  TO THE PUBLIC OPERATING WITHIN A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THAT
 HAS ENACTED A LOCAL ZONING ORDINANCE OR LOCAL LAW REGARDING  ADVERTISING
 MEDIUMS  THAT  PREVENT  COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION
 MAY APPLY  TO  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF  AGRICULTURE  AND  MARKETS  FOR  AN
 EXEMPTION FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION OR A MODIFIED COMPLIANCE
 SCHEME  THAT ADDRESSES THE ISSUE PREVENTING COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIRE-
 MENTS OF THIS SECTION.   THE COMMISSIONER  OF  AGRICULTURE  AND  MARKETS
 SHALL,  FOLLOWING  AN  INVESTIGATION,  AT  HIS  OR  HER SOLE DISCRETION,
 APPROVE OR DENY THE REQUEST FOR AN EXEMPTION OR MODIFICATION.
   6. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO SIGNS OR  PLACARDS  REQUIRED
 TO  BE  POSTED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED NINE-
 TY-TWO OF THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW.
   7. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION PROHIBITS ANY PERSON, FIRM  OR  CORPORATION
 WHO  HAS  POSTED OR DISPLAYED A SIGN OR ADVERTISING MEDIUM IN COMPLIANCE

 S. 500                              3
 
 WITH THIS SECTION FROM DISPLAYING  ADDITIONAL  PRICING  SIGNS,  PROVIDED
 THAT  SUCH  ADDITIONAL  PRICING SIGNS ARE OF SMALLER SIZE THAN THE MEDIA
 REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION AND THE  ADDITIONAL
 PRICING SIGNS DO NOT OBSTRUCT OR INTERFERE WITH THE REQUIRED ADVERTISING
 MEDIUM.
   § 2. Subparagraph (iii) of paragraph a of subdivision 5 of section 192
 of  the  agriculture  and  markets law, as amended by chapter 101 of the
 laws of 1986, is amended and a new subparagraph (iv) is added to read as
 follows:
   (iii) where  a  multiple  product  dispensing  device  is  capable  of
 dispensing  multiple products at multiple prices, then the selling price
 per gallon [may] SHALL be posted thereon with numerals at least one-half
 that height and one-half that width required by subparagraph (i) of this
 paragraph, although numerals  representing  tenths  of  a  cent  may  be
 displayed  at  no less than one-half those dimensions which disclose the
 selling price per gallon of such motor fuel dispensed therefrom[.]; OR
   (IV) WHERE A CASH DISCOUNT IS OFFERED, AT  LEAST  ONE  SIGN  OR  LABEL
 SHALL  BE  CONSPICUOUSLY DISPLAYED ON THE DISPENSER INDICATING THE PRICE
 PER GALLON OF THE FUEL AFTER THE CASH DISCOUNT. SUCH SIGN OR LABEL  MUST
 DISPLAY  SUCH  PRICE IN LETTERS AND NUMERALS NOT LESS THAN ONE-HALF INCH
 HIGH.
   § 3. The agriculture and markets  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 192-i to read as follows:
   §  192-I. ADVERTISING MEDIUM; MOTOR FUEL SALES. 1. THE TERM "ADVERTIS-
 ING MEDIUM," AS USED IN THIS SECTION, SHALL MEAN A STREET  SIGN  LOCATED
 WITHIN  TEN  FEET  OF  THE  MAIN ENTRANCE OF THE PLACE OF BUSINESS OR AS
 CLOSE AS PRACTICABLE.
   2. A. IN THE EVENT THAT THE SAME  GRADE  OF  MOTOR  FUEL  IS  SOLD  AT
 DIFFERENT  PRICES  FROM  ANY SINGLE PLACE OF BUSINESS, THEN THE PLACE OF
 BUSINESS MUST HAVE AN ADVERTISING MEDIUM THAT: (I)  COMPLIES  WITH  THIS
 SECTION;  (II)  DISPLAYS  AT  LEAST THE HIGHER OF THE PRICES OFFERED FOR
 THAT GRADE OF MOTOR FUEL; AND (III) IS A STREET SIGN, WHICH IS AT  LEAST
 SIX FEET HIGH AND FOUR FEET WIDE AND AT LEAST EIGHT FEET OFF THE GROUND.
   B.  THE ADVERTISING MEDIUM REQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL, TO
 THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, BE CLEARLY VISIBLE FROM EACH STREET  OR  HIGHWAY
 WHICH  HAS  A  MOTOR VEHICLE ACCESS POINT TO THE PLACE OF BUSINESS. WHEN
 THE PLACE OF BUSINESS IS SITUATED AT AN  INTERSECTION,  THE  ADVERTISING
 MEDIUM  SHALL,  TO  THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, BE CLEARLY VISIBLE FROM EACH
 STREET OF THE INTERSECTION. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, MOTOR FUEL
 DOES NOT INCLUDE PROPANE.
   C. THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT APPLY TO DISCOUNTS OR  PRICE  REDUCTIONS
 NOT  AVAILABLE  TO  THE  GENERAL  PUBLIC, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
 DISCOUNTS OR PRICE REDUCTIONS PROVIDED PURSUANT TO AN  AWARDS,  REWARDS,
 LOYALTY, OR PROMOTIONAL PROGRAM.
   3.  ALL  LETTERS,  WORDS,  FIGURES,  OR NUMERALS WHICH ARE PART OF THE
 ADVERTISING MEDIA REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION SHALL HAVE
 A HEAVY TYPE FACE OR STROKE, SHALL BE CLEARLY VISIBLE, AND OF A COLOR OR
 TINT THAT WILL CONTRAST THE LETTERS, WORDS, FIGURES,  OR  NUMERALS  WITH
 THE  BACKGROUND  OF  THE  ADVERTISING  MEDIA. THE HEIGHT OF THE LETTERS,
 FIGURES, AND NUMERALS, EXCEPT THE LETTER "L" AND NUMERAL ONE, SHALL  NOT
 BE MORE THAN TWICE THE WIDTH.
   4.  A.  FAILURE  TO  COMPLY  WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL
 SUBJECT A PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION OFFERING FOR SALE OR  SELLING  ANY
 MOTOR  FUEL  TO  THE  PUBLIC  TO  A  CIVIL PENALTY OF UP TO FIVE HUNDRED
 DOLLARS FOR A FIRST OFFENSE, UP TO ONE THOUSAND  DOLLARS  FOR  A  SECOND

 S. 500                              4
 
 OFFENSE,  AND  UP  TO  TEN  THOUSAND  DOLLARS  FOR A THIRD OR SUBSEQUENT
 OFFENSE.
   B.  THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION MAY BE ENFORCED CONCURRENTLY BY THE
 DIRECTOR OF A MUNICIPAL CONSUMER AFFAIRS OFFICE, OR BY THE  TOWN  ATTOR-
 NEY,  CITY  CORPORATION  COUNSEL,  OR OTHER LAWFUL DESIGNEE OF A MUNICI-
 PALITY OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AND ALL MONEYS COLLECTED UNDER THIS  SECTION
 SHALL BE RETAINED BY SUCH MUNICIPALITY OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
   C.  ANY  PERSON,  FIRM OR CORPORATION OFFERING FOR SALE OR SELLING ANY
 MOTOR FUEL TO THE PUBLIC OPERATING WITHIN A POLITICAL  SUBDIVISION  THAT
 HAS  ENACTED A LOCAL ZONING ORDINANCE OR LOCAL LAW REGARDING ADVERTISING
 MEDIUMS THAT PREVENT COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS  OF  THIS  SECTION
 MAY  APPLY TO THE COMMISSIONER FOR AN EXEMPTION FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF
 THIS SECTION OR A MODIFIED COMPLIANCE SCHEME THAT  ADDRESSES  THE  ISSUE
 PREVENTING  COMPLIANCE  WITH  THE  REQUIREMENTS  OF  THIS SECTION.   THE
 COMMISSIONER SHALL, FOLLOWING AN  INVESTIGATION,  AT  HIS  OR  HER  SOLE
 DISCRETION,  APPROVE  OR  DENY THE REQUEST FOR AN EXEMPTION OR MODIFICA-
 TION.
   5. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND  REGULATIONS  NECESSARY
 OR  APPROPRIATE  TO  CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, AND SHALL
 MAKE AVAILABLE ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE A SUMMARY OF  THE  PROVISIONS
 OF THIS SECTION AND ANY REGULATIONS PROMULGATED THEREUNDER.
   6.  A.  THE  PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY PERSON,
 FIRM OR CORPORATION OFFERING FOR SALE OR SELLING ANY MOTOR FUEL  TO  THE
 PUBLIC OPERATING WITHIN A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THAT HAS ALREADY ENACTED
 AND  CONTINUES  IN  EFFECT A LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE, RULE OR REGULATION IN
 SUBSTANTIAL CONFORMITY WITH THIS SECTION. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION
 SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO LIMIT IN ANY WAY THE AUTHORITY OF A  POLITICAL
 SUBDIVISION  TO  ENACT, IMPLEMENT AND CONTINUE TO ENFORCE LOCAL LAWS AND
 REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE SALE OF MOTOR FUELS THAT WERE IN EFFECT  PRIOR
 TO  THE  EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF  THIS  SECTION,  OR TO ENACT, IMPLEMENT AND
 ENFORCE ANY AMENDMENTS THERETO AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS  SECTION
 SO  LONG  AS  THE  AMENDMENTS REMAIN IN SUBSTANTIAL CONFORMITY WITH THIS
 SECTION. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE ENFORCED IN  THE  COUN-
 TIES  OUTSIDE  THE  CITY  OF  NEW YORK BY THE COUNTY OR CITY DIRECTOR OF
 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES, AS THE CASE MAY BE, AND IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK BY
 THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS.
   B. ANY POLITICAL  SUBDIVISION  MAY,  BY  ORDINANCE,  EXEMPT  SPECIFIED
 GEOGRAPHIC  AREAS  FOR  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SECTION FOR SCENIC OR
 HISTORIC PRESERVATION PURPOSES UPON APPROVAL OF SUCH  EXEMPTION  BY  THE
 COMMISSIONER.
   7.  NOTHING  IN THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO SIGNS OR PLACARDS REQUIRED
 TO BE POSTED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION ONE  HUNDRED  NINE-
 TY-TWO OF THIS ARTICLE.
   8.  NOTHING  IN THIS SECTION PROHIBITS ANY PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION
 WHO HAS POSTED OR DISPLAYED A SIGN OR ADVERTISING MEDIUM  IN  COMPLIANCE
 WITH  THIS  SECTION  FROM  DISPLAYING ADDITIONAL PRICING SIGNS, PROVIDED
 THAT SUCH ADDITIONAL PRICING SIGNS ARE OF SMALLER SIZE  THAN  THE  MEDIA
 REQUIRED  PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION AND THE ADDITIONAL
 PRICING SIGNS DO NOT OBSTRUCT OR INTERFERE WITH THE REQUIRED ADVERTISING
 MEDIUM.
   § 4. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law; provided that the commissioner  of  agricul-
 ture  and  markets is authorized to promulgate any rules and regulations
 necessary to implement this act on or before its effective date.

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Senate Bill S500

Sponsored By

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

Jun 17, 2019 - Floor Vote

Floor Vote: Jun 17, 2019

Jun 17, 2019 - Rules Committee Vote

Rules Committee Vote: Jun 17, 2019

co-Sponsors

2019-S500 (ACTIVE) - Details

2019-S500 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2019-S500 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S500 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

Comments

Senate Bill S500

Share this bill

Sponsored By

Todd Kaminsky

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

co-Sponsors

James Gaughran

John C. Liu

Luis R. Sepúlveda

2019-S500 (ACTIVE) - Details

2019-S500 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2019-S500 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S500 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

Comments