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Below Cost Selling

LEGISLATIVE ACTION: On December 15, 2011 the State Senate substituted S-2927 for A-3133 and passed the bill 38-0. Voting results below:

Name

County

District

Party

A-3133

Jeff Van Drew

Cape    May

1

D

Yes

Jim Whelan

Atlantic

2

D

Yes

Steve Sweeney

Gloucester

3

D

Yes

Fred Madden

Gloucester

4

D

Yes

Donald Norcross

Camden

5

D

Yes

Jim Beach

Camden

6

D

Yes

Diane Allen

Burlington

7

R

Yes

Dawn Marie   Addiego

Burlington

8

R

Yes

Christopher Connors

Ocean

9

R

Yes

Andrew Ciesla

Ocean

10

R

NV

Sean Kean

Monmouth

11

R

Yes

Jen Beck

Monmouth

12

R

Yes

Joe Kyrillos

Monmouth

13

R

Yes

Linda   Greenstein

Middlesex

14

D

Yes

Shirley Turner

Mercer

15

D

Yes

Christopher   “Kip” Bateman

Somerset

16

R

Yes

Bob Smith

Middlesex

17

D

NV

Barbara Buono

Middlesex

18

D

Yes

Joe Vitale

Middlesex

19

D

Yes

Ray Lesniak

Union

20

D

Yes

Tom Kean

Union

21

R

Yes

Nick Scutari

Union

22

D

Yes

Mike Doherty

Warren

23

R

Yes

Steve Oroho

Sussex

24

R

Yes

Anthony R.   Bucco

Morris

25

R

Yes

Joe Pennachio

Morris

26

R

Yes

Dick Codey

Essex

27

D

Yes

Ron Rice

Essex

28

D

Yes

Teresa Ruiz

Essex

29

D

Yes

Bob Singer

Ocean

30

R

Yes

Sandra   Cunningham

Hudson

31

D

Yes

Nick Sacco

Hudson

32

D

Yes

Brian Stack

Hudson

33

D

Yes

Nia Gill

Essex

34

D

Yes

John Girgenti

Passaic

35

D

Yes

Paul Sarlo

Bergen

36

D

Yes

Loretta Weinberg

Bergen

37

D

Yes

Bob Gordon

Bergen

38

D

Yes

Gerald   Cardinale

Bergen

39

R

Yes

Kevin O’Toole

Essex

40

R

Yes

LEGISLATIVE ACTION: A-3133 was passed in the Senate and signed into law by Governor Chris Christie on January 5, 2012

Click here to read the Advance Law

 S-484  
Summary: Permits retail dealer of motor fuel to sell motor fuel at price below retail dealer’s net cost to meet competition.

Status: Expired
Sponsor: Senator Ray Lesniak (D-Union)
Click here to view the bill text

213th Legislature (2008-2009)

 S-2414
Summary: Permits retail dealer of motor fuel to sell motor fuel at price below retail dealer’s net cost to meet competition.

Status: Expired
Sponsor: Senator Ray Lesniak (D-Union)

Click here to view the bill text 

 A-2904
Summary: Permits retail dealer of motor fuel to sell motor fuel at price below net cost to retail dealer and to give rebates which reduce price below posted price.

Status: Expired
Sponsor:
Assemblyman John Burzichelli (D-Gloucester)
Assemblyman Doug Fisher (D-Cumberland)

This was an earlier and much more dangerous version of A-3133 which would have given major chains like Wawa and Costco the tools they would need to run independents out of business.

Click here to read the bill text

LEGISLATIVE ACTION: On June 5th, 2008 the Assembly Consumer Affairs Committee passed the bill.  Voting Results below:
Assemblywoman Nilsa Cruz-Perez (D-Camden) (Chair) –Yes
Assemblyman Paul Moriarity (D-Gloucester) (Vice-Chair) –Yes
Assemblywoman Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D-Bergen) –Yes
Assemblyman Jon Bramnick (R-Union)No
Assemblywoman Charlotte Vandervalk (R-Bergen)No 

Click here to read the testimony of Sal Risalvato, NJGCA Executive Director

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO AN AUDIO RECORDING OF THE TESTIMONY OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SAL RISALVATO, AND NJGCA MEMBER KASHMIR GILL

 

NOTE: The bill was scheduled for votes in November and December 2008 but was held on both occasions following intense pressure from NJGCA and our allies.  It was never voted on and expired at the end of the session in January 2010.

Click here to read the letter that was sent to all members of the NJ General Assembly