Assembly Bill A6295

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to gas station credit cards

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2023-A6295 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §518-b, Gen Bus L

2023-A6295 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to gas station credit cards; requires gas stations charge the same rate for purchases of gasoline made by gas station credit cards as they charge for purchases made by cash.

2023-A6295 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6295
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. WEPRIN, THIELE, GUNTHER, OTIS, PEOPLES-STOKES --
   Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK -- read once and referred  to  the
   Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the general business law, in relation to credit cards
   issued by gas stations

   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
 518-b to read as follows:
   §  518-B.  GAS STATION CREDIT CARDS. 1. A GAS STATION SHALL CHARGE THE
 SAME RATE FOR PURCHASES OF GASOLINE MADE BY A CREDIT CARD ISSUED BY SUCH
 GAS STATION, OR THE PARENT COMPANY  OR  ANY  SUBSIDIARY  THEREOF  AS  IT
 CHARGES FOR PURCHASES MADE BY CASH.
   2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM:
   (A)  "GAS  STATION"  SHALL MEAN A FILLING STATION WHERE FUEL IS STORED
 PRIMARILY FOR SALE BY DELIVERY DIRECTLY  INTO  THE  ORDINARY  FUEL  TANK
 CONNECTED WITH THE ENGINE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE TO BE CONSUMED IN THE OPER-
 ATION  OF  SUCH MOTOR VEHICLE OR WHERE SUCH FUEL IS STORED PRIMARILY FOR
 SALE BY DELIVERY DIRECTLY INTO THE ORDINARY FUEL TANK CONNECTED WITH THE
 ENGINE OF A VESSEL TO BE CONSUMED IN THE OPERATION OF SUCH VESSEL.
   (B) "CREDIT CARD" SHALL HAVE THE MEANING ASCRIBED  TO  IT  IN  SECTION
 FIVE HUNDRED ELEVEN OF THIS ARTICLE.
   §  2.  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.
                                                            LBD09893-01-3

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