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House passes Motor Fuel Marketing Act amendment after heated debate over ‘tied sales’ and credit-card costs
Summary
After extended floor debate and failed amendment attempts, the House passed HB 12 to clarify enforcement of the Motor Fuel Marketing Act; supporters said the changes protect consumers and small competitors, opponents warned some language could be misread and misinformation circulated in constituent mailings.
The Utah House on the morning calendar passed House Bill 12, an amendment to the Motor Fuel Marketing Act intended to clarify how courts should treat the price of motor fuel in cases of alleged below-cost selling.
Sponsors said the bill remedies enforcement problems identified by a task force that included refiners, retailers, the Utah Energy Office, the attorney general's office and the Division of Consumer Protection. The bill would require courts evaluating "meet the competition" claims to consider the price of motor fuel on its own, "without regard to any other item sold or offered in conjunction with the sale or offer for sale of the motor fuel," sponsors said,…
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