Bill Text: CT HB05259 | 2014 | General Assembly | Comm Sub

Connecticut House Bill 5259 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Use Of Debit Cards For Gasoline Purchases And Notification To Handicapped Drivers Of Self-service Pump Refueling Services.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 20-5-1)

Status: (Passed) 2014-05-12 - Signed by the Governor [HB05259 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2014-HB05259-Comm_Sub.html

General Assembly		*Substitute Bill No. 5259*
*February Session, 2014*		_____HB05259GL____031714____

AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF DEBIT CARDS FOR GASOLINE PURCHASES AND NOTIFICATION TO HANDICAPPED DRIVERS OF SELF-SERVICE PUMP REFUELING SERVICES.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. Section 16a-15 of the 2014 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2014):

(a) Each person shall publicly display and maintain on each pump or other dispensing device from which any gasoline or other product intended as a fuel for aircraft, motor boats or motor vehicles is sold by such person, such signs as the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, by regulation adopted pursuant to chapter 54, may require to inform the public of the octane rating and price of such gasoline or other product. Each person selling such gasoline or other product on both a full-serve and self-serve basis and displaying the price of such gasoline or other product at a location on the premises other than at a pump or other dispensing device shall include in such display both the full-serve and self-serve prices of such gasoline or other product, in such manner as the commissioner, by regulation, may require. All signs as to price shall be the per-gallon price and shall not be the price of less or more than one gallon.

(b) Each person shall publicly display and maintain on each pump or other dispensing device from which any gasoline or other product containing more than one per cent by volume of ethanol, methanol or any other cosolvent, and intended as a fuel for aircraft, motor boats or motor vehicles is sold by such person, such signs as the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, by regulation adopted pursuant to chapter 54, may require to inform the public of the amount of methanol, ethanol or any other cosolvent contained in such gasoline or other product.

(c) Each person shall publicly display and maintain, in a like manner, size and print, on each sign on display to the general public intended to inform the public of the price of gasoline and each pump or other dispensing device from which any gasoline intended as a fuel for motor vehicles is sold by such person, such signs as the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, by regulation adopted pursuant to chapter 54, may require to inform the public of the price for such gasoline for such members of the public as any such sign that informs of the price of such gasoline for members of any club, members of any retail membership organization or persons who qualify for any special discount offer.

(d) Any manufacturer, hauler, blender, agent, jobber, consignment agent, or distributor who distributes gasoline, or other products intended as fuel for aircraft, motor boats, or motor vehicles, which contain one per cent or more alcohol by volume, shall state the percentage of alcohol and the type of alcohol on any invoice, bill of lading, shipping paper, or other documentation used in normal and customary business practices.

(e) Each person shall publicly display and maintain on each pump or other dispensing device from which any diesel fuel intended as a fuel for motor boats or motor vehicles is sold by such person, the minimum cetane number for such diesel fuel.

(f) Each person shall publicly display and maintain on each pump or other dispensing device from which any gasoline intended as a fuel for motor boats or motor vehicles is sold by such person, such signs as the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, by regulation adopted pursuant to chapter 54, may require to inform the public of whether, if a discount is offered for payment by cash, payment for such gasoline by debit card is processed at the credit card price per gallon or the cash price per gallon.

[(f)] (g) Any person who, by himself or herself or by his or her agent or employee, violates any provision of this section or such regulations shall be fined not less than fifty dollars or more than two hundred fifty dollars.

[(g)] (h) A violation of subsection (c) of this section shall constitute an unfair trade practice under subsection (a) of section 42-110b.

Sec. 2. Section 14-325b of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2014):

(a) Each retail dealer as defined in section 14-318 [which] that offers self-service and full-service facilities for the sale of gasoline or motor fuel shall provide, at a self-service pump, upon request, refueling service to a handicapped driver of a vehicle [which] that bears a special international symbol of access license plate issued pursuant to section 14-253a, at a price no greater than that which such dealer would charge the public to purchase gasoline or motor fuel without any refueling service. [The provisions of this section shall not apply to dealers which sell gasoline or fuel, which (1) have remotely controlled pumps, or (2) are operated by a single cashier.]

(b) Each retail dealer that is required to provide refueling service to a handicapped driver pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall publicly display and maintain on or near each self-service pump a clearly legible sign informing the public that such retail dealer will provide refueling service to such handicapped driver upon request. Such sign shall be displayed in a location and manner that is clearly visible to handicapped drivers and shall contain instructions indicating how a handicapped driver may contact or notify the retail dealer or cashier, if applicable, if the handicapped driver requires refueling service.

(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to dealers that sell gasoline or motor fuel and that (1) have remotely controlled pumps, or (2) are operated by a single cashier.