Bill Text: NY A00892 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 892 (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: Partisan Bill (Democrat 22-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-05-12 - enacting clause stricken [A00892 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A00892-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          892
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 5, 2011
                                      ___________
       Introduced by M. of A. PHEFFER, LAVINE, DINOWITZ, SWEENEY, MARKEY, MILL-
         MAN,  COOK,  GALEF,  ENGLEBRIGHT, J. RIVERA, BENEDETTO, TOWNS, COLTON,
         GABRYSZAK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. DESTITO, GLICK, MAYERSOHN,
         ROBINSON, ROSENTHAL, WEINSTEIN, 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