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House rejects reauthorization of Motor Fuel Marketing Act after contentious debate

Utah House of Representatives · February 28, 2012
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Summary

The House voted down HB 325, which would have reauthorized the Motor Fuel Marketing Act that bars selling gasoline below cost. Supporters argued it protects small retailers; opponents said it interferes with free-market pricing and lacks evidence of harm.

The Utah House debated and then failed to pass House Bill 325, a reauthorization of the Motor Fuel Marketing Act that prohibits petroleum retailers from selling fuel below cost. Representative Cory Ipson (Ipsen) presented the bill as a deterrent to large retailers undercutting small, local sellers and argued the law preserves competition and…

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