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Assembly Bill A6765

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to gas station credit cards

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2011-A6765 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง518-b, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A871
2015-2016: A3530
2017-2018: A5350
2019-2020: A4514

2011-A6765 (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.

2011-A6765 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6765

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 28, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- 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:
  S  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.
  S  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.
                                                           LBD10522-01-1

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