Bill Text: NY A06765 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: 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.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - referred to consumer affairs and protection [A06765 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A06765-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         6765
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    March 28, 2011
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       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:
    1    Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
    2  518-b to read as follows:
    3    S  518-B.  GAS STATION CREDIT CARDS. 1. A GAS STATION SHALL CHARGE THE
    4  SAME RATE FOR PURCHASES OF GASOLINE MADE BY A CREDIT CARD ISSUED BY SUCH
    5  GAS STATION, OR THE PARENT COMPANY  OR  ANY  SUBSIDIARY  THEREOF  AS  IT
    6  CHARGES FOR PURCHASES MADE BY CASH.
    7    2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM:
    8    (A)  "GAS  STATION"  SHALL MEAN A FILLING STATION WHERE FUEL IS STORED
    9  PRIMARILY FOR SALE BY DELIVERY DIRECTLY  INTO  THE  ORDINARY  FUEL  TANK
   10  CONNECTED WITH THE ENGINE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE TO BE CONSUMED IN THE OPER-
   11  ATION  OF  SUCH MOTOR VEHICLE OR WHERE SUCH FUEL IS STORED PRIMARILY FOR
   12  SALE BY DELIVERY DIRECTLY INTO THE ORDINARY FUEL TANK CONNECTED WITH THE
   13  ENGINE OF A VESSEL TO BE CONSUMED IN THE OPERATION OF SUCH VESSEL.
   14    (B) "CREDIT CARD" SHALL HAVE THE MEANING ASCRIBED  TO  IT  IN  SECTION
   15  FIVE HUNDRED ELEVEN OF THIS ARTICLE.
   16    S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
   17  have become a law.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD10522-01-1