Bill Text: NY A08377 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 8377 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Prohibits businesses that supply heating oil to residential customers from requiring that potential customers meet a minimum level of heating oil consumption.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - referred to consumer affairs and protection [A08377 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A08377-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         8377
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     June 15, 2011
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       Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, LAVINE, SWEENEY, MARKEY, MILLMAN, COOK,
         GALEF,  ENGLEBRIGHT, J. RIVERA, BENEDETTO, COLTON, GABRYSZAK -- Multi-
         Sponsored by -- M. of A.   CURRAN, GLICK, ROBINSON,  ROSENTHAL,  WEIN-
         STEIN,  WEISENBERG,  WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Consumer Affairs and Protection
       AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation  to  the  sale  of
         home heating oil
         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  309 to read as follows:
    3    S 309. RESIDENTIAL HEATING OIL; MINIMUM CONSUMPTION  PROHIBITED.    NO
    4  PERSON, FIRM, CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION
    5  OR  OTHER  BUSINESS ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS OF DISTRIBUTING OR OTHERWISE
    6  SUPPLYING HEATING OIL TO CUSTOMERS FOR  RESIDENTIAL  USE  SHALL  REQUIRE
    7  THAT  ANY PERSON MEET A MINIMUM LEVEL OF HEATING OIL CONSUMPTION TO HEAT
    8  SUCH RESIDENCE IN ORDER TO HAVE HEATING OIL DISTRIBUTED OR  SUPPLIED  BY
    9  SUCH HEATING OIL BUSINESS TO SUCH CUSTOMER. ANY BUSINESS IN VIOLATION OF
   10  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS SECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY IN
   11  THE AMOUNT OF FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR EACH SUCH VIOLATION.
   12    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD00861-01-1