HB 643 – AS INTRODUCED
2011 SESSION
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
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.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:
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.