Assembly Bill A7285

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Prohibits more than one increase in the price of motor fuel in any twenty-four hour period

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  • 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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2013-A7285 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S61
Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 24-B §370-k, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2323, S3765, S7308
2011-2012: A1970, S603
2015-2016: S2234
2017-2018: S349

2013-A7285 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits more than one increase in the price of motor fuel in any twenty-four hour period.

2013-A7285 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7285

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 10, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CAMARA -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Economic Development

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  arti-
cle 24-B to read as follows:
                              ARTICLE 24-B
                   MOTOR FUEL MARKETING PRACTICES ACT
SECTION 370. UNLAWFUL PRICE INCREASES; EXCEPTIONS.
  S  370.  UNLAWFUL  PRICE INCREASES; EXCEPTIONS. (A) (1) IT IS 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.
  (2)  IT  IS 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.
  (B)  (1) 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.
  (2)  AN  ISOLATED,  INADVERTENT INCIDENT INVOLVING ACTIVITY PROHIBITED
PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION (A) OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE A VIOLATION  OF
THIS SECTION.
  (C)  AS  USED  IN  THIS  SECTION,  THE  FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE
FOLLOWING MEANINGS:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01094-01-3

              

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