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Assembly Bill A8771

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Authorizes self-station gas stations to allow hands-free gas dispensing

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2025-A8771 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7418
Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §396-xx, Gen Bus L

2025-A8771 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes self-service gas stations to allow for hands-free gas dispensing by installing hold open clips on gasoline and diesel fuel dispensing nozzles.

2025-A8771 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8771
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 2, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to allowing hands-
   free gas dispensing at self-service 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
 396-xx to read as follows:
   § 396-XX. HANDS-FREE GAS DISPENSING. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW,
 RULE  OR  REGULATION  TO  THE  CONTRARY, ANY PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION
 OWNING OR OPERATING A PREMISES OR FACILITY FOR THE RETAIL SALE OF  MOTOR
 FUELS  FOR  USE  IN  MOTOR  VEHICLES AND OFFERING SELF-SERVICE MAY EQUIP
 GASOLINE AND DIESEL FUEL DISPENSING NOZZLES ON THE  PREMISES  WITH  HOLD
 OPEN CLIPS TO ALLOW FOR HANDS-FREE GASOLINE AND DIESEL FUEL DISPENSING.
   2.  SUCH  HANDS-FREE GASOLINE AND DIESEL FUEL DISPENSING NOZZLES SHALL
 ONLY BE ACCEPTABLE FOR USE IF:
   (A) THE GASOLINE AND DIESEL FUEL DISPENSING  NOZZLES  MEET  ACCEPTABLE
 SAFETY STANDARDS AS SET FORTH BY LAW, RULE OR REGULATION; AND
   (B) A SIGN IS POSTED IN A CLEAR AND CONSPICUOUS MANNER INDICATING THAT
 ANY  PERSON,  OTHER THAN AN ATTENDANT, WHO USES A HANDS-FREE GASOLINE OR
 DIESEL FUEL DISPENSING NOZZLE SHALL REMAIN WITHIN TEN  FEET  AND  WITHIN
 PLAIN SIGHT OF THE REFUELING POINT DURING ANY REFUELING OPERATION.
   3.  IT  SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION
 OWNING OR OPERATING A PREMISES OR FACILITY FOR THE RETAIL SALE OF  MOTOR
 FUELS  FOR  USE  IN MOTOR VEHICLES TO FAMILIARIZE ATTENDANT EMPLOYEES OF
 SUCH PREMISES OR  FACILITY  WITH  THE  LOCATION  AND  OPERATION  OF  THE
 STATIONS' EMERGENCY FUEL SHUT-OFF SWITCH.
   4.  FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "HOLD OPEN CLIP" MEANS A SMALL METAL
 LEVER WITHIN A GAS PUMP HANDLE WHICH ALLOWS A GASOLINE  OR  DIESEL  FUEL
 DISPENSING NOZZLE TO CONTINUE PUMPING GASOLINE OR DIESEL FUEL WITHOUT AN
 INDIVIDUAL HAVING TO MANUALLY AND CONTINUOUSLY HOLD THE GAS PUMP HANDLE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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