Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to consumer affairs and protection |
Mar 14, 2019 |
referred to consumer affairs and protection |
Assembly Bill A6634
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
BURKE
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2019-A6634 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
- Law Section:
- General Business Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §399-eee, Gen Bus L
2019-A6634 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6634 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 14, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BURKE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring post- ing of method of payment pricing 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 399-eee to read as follows: § 399-EEE. METHOD OF PAYMENT PRICE POSTING REQUIRED. 1. A RETAIL OUTLET DEALER WHO OFFERS FOR SALE MOTOR FUEL OF LIKE GRADE OR QUALITY AT DIFFERENT PRICES PER GALLON BASED ON THE MANNER IN WHICH A CUSTOMER PAYS FOR THE MOTOR FUEL SHALL POST THE METHOD OF PAYMENTS THAT WILL BE ACCEPTED TO SECURE EACH SALE PRICE AND THE MANNER IN WHICH DEBIT CARD PAYMENTS WILL BE TREATED IN RELATION TO CASH PURCHASES AND CREDIT CARD PURCHASES. THE REQUIRED POSTING SHALL BE ATTACHED TO THE DISPENSING DEVICE FROM WHICH SUCH MOTOR FUEL IS SOLD OR OFFERED FOR SALE. THE POST- ING SHALL BE CLEARLY AND LEGIBLY WRITTEN WITH A HEIGHT OF AT LEAST THREE AND A HALF INCHES. DEALERS SHALL ALSO POST METHOD OF PAYMENT PRICING ON ALL SIGNAGE ADVERTISING MOTOR FUEL. SIGNAGE AND SELLING PRICES SHALL BE POSTED SO AS TO BE CLEARLY VISIBLE TO THE DRIVER OF AN APPROACHING MOTOR VEHICLE OR MOTORBOAT. WHEN A CONSUMER, TO OBTAIN THE LOWEST PRICE FOR A GRADE OF GAS, IS REQUIRED TO REQUEST IT FROM AN ATTENDANT OR AGENT, SUCH SIGNAGE SHALL NOTIFY THE CONSUMER OF SUCH PRICE DIFFERENCE. 2. IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER REMEDIES PROVIDED BY LAW, WHENEVER THERE SHALL BE A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION, APPLICATION MAY BE MADE BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IN THE NAME OF THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK TO A COURT OR JUSTICE HAVING JURISDICTION BY A SPECIAL PROCEEDING TO ISSUE AN INJUNCTION, AND, UPON NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANT OF NOT LESS THAN FIVE DAYS, TO ENJOIN AND RESTRAIN THE CONTINUANCE OF SUCH VIOLATIONS; AND IF IT SHALL APPEAR TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE COURT OR JUSTICE THAT THE DEFENDANT HAS, IN FACT, VIOLATED THIS SECTION, AN INJUNCTION MAY BE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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