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HB643: relative to propane sales.

Citation
2011 HB643
Official source

Bill details

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House status
Inexpedient to Legislate
Committee
HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Hearing
03/01/2011 at 10:30 AM
Selected version
Current official bill text

Sponsors

Topics

Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Official links

HB 643 – AS INTRODUCED

2011 SESSION

11-0902

08/01

HOUSE BILL 643

AN ACT relative to propane sales.

SPONSORS: Rep. Emerson, Ches 7; Rep. McDonnell, Merr 7; Rep. J. Johnson, Ches 6; Rep. D. Reed, Merr 2; Sen. Barnes, Jr., Dist 17; Sen. Boutin, Dist 16

COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs

ANALYSIS

This bill makes it a violation to charge a higher price or surcharge on propane to low-volume customers.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

11-0902

08/01

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eleven

AN ACT relative to propane sales.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 New Subdivision; Sale of Propane. Amend RSA 339-B by inserting after section 16 the following new subdivision:

Sale of Propane

339-B:17 Sale of Propane.

I. No propane dealer shall charge a higher price per gallon or tank to low-volume customers.

II. No propane dealer shall charge a penalty surcharge to low-volume customers.

III. For the purposes of this subdivision, “low-volume customer” means a customer requiring no more than 3 tanks of propane per week.

339-B:18 Penalty. Any person, firm or corporation, or any officer, agent, servant or employee thereof, who violates the provisions of this subdivision shall be guilty of a violation if a natural person, or guilty of a misdemeanor if any other person.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2012.