Assembly Bill A277

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Prohibits businesses that supply heating oil to residential customers from requiring that potential customers meet a minimum level of heating oil consumption

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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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2009-A277 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §309, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A892

2009-A277 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits businesses that supply heating oil to residential customers from requiring that potential customers meet a minimum level of heating oil consumption.

2009-A277 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A277 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   277

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PHEFFER,  LAVINE, DINOWITZ, FIELDS, SWEENEY,
  MARKEY, MILLMAN, COOK, GALEF, ENGLEBRIGHT, CARROZZA, J. RIVERA,  BENE-
  DETTO, EDDINGTON, TOWNS, COLTON, GABRYSZAK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
  of A. ALFANO, BARRA, CHRISTENSEN, DESTITO, GLICK, MAYERSOHN, ROBINSON,
  ROSENTHAL,  WEINSTEIN, WEISENBERG, WRIGHT -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation  to  the  sale  of
  home heating oil

  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
309 to read as follows:
  S 309. RESIDENTIAL HEATING OIL; MINIMUM CONSUMPTION  PROHIBITED.    NO
PERSON, FIRM, CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION
OR  OTHER  BUSINESS ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS OF DISTRIBUTING OR OTHERWISE
SUPPLYING HEATING OIL TO CUSTOMERS FOR  RESIDENTIAL  USE  SHALL  REQUIRE
THAT  ANY PERSON MEET A MINIMUM LEVEL OF HEATING OIL CONSUMPTION TO HEAT
SUCH RESIDENCE IN ORDER TO HAVE HEATING OIL DISTRIBUTED OR  SUPPLIED  BY
SUCH HEATING OIL BUSINESS TO SUCH CUSTOMER. ANY BUSINESS IN VIOLATION OF
THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS SECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY IN
THE AMOUNT OF FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR EACH SUCH VIOLATION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01862-01-9

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