Bill > A08112

This bill modifies existing New York state law regarding zone pricing of gasoline by redefining key terms and prohibiting certain pricing practices. The bill defines "additional costs" as including replacement, transportation, and tax expenses, and redefines "relevant geographic market" as the area supplied by the same terminal facility. It modifies the definition of "zone pricing" to refer to price differences based on geographical location of retail outlets, removing the word "arbitrary" and emphasizing that such pricing can occur without regard to terminal prices or additional costs when the effect is to harm competition. The legislation prohibits wholesalers and dealers from engaging in zone pricing for motor fuels of like grade or quality supplied to dealer-operated retail outlets. The bill also provides a mechanism for wholesalers or dealers who have been injured by zone pricing violations to bring an injunctive action, though they cannot recover damages. The legislative findings underscore that zone pricing can artificially manipulate motor fuel prices, leading to consumer inequities across different regions of the state. The act will take effect 30 days after becoming law, and aims to address what legislators view as unfair pricing practices in the gasoline market.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A8112