RENO, Nev. (KOLO) – It is almost as if convenience stores and gasoline stations anticipated Assembly Bill 29 would become law.
Many have their prices clearly displayed.
What a customer will pay if a credit card is used, versus the price when a customer pays cash.
The varying grades are listed as well.
These types of displays go above and beyond what AB 29 mandates.
In very simple terms….
“The price must be the highest price,” says Bill Striejewske, Measurement Standards Administrator.
Striejewske says the statues governing gasoline price displays have not been updated since 1951.
Much has changed he says from pumping your own gas, to paying with a credit card, to even LED lights.
He says the industry welcomed the new and well-defined legislative bill so they would be in compliance with the law.
For consumers he says it adds a layer of transparency–something they have been asking for.
“We have gotten complaints in the past which helped drive this,” says Striejewske.
The law also mandates additives added to the gasoline must be clearly marked on the pump as well.
He says often loyal customers who belong to a membership discount or those who want a car wash with a fill-up may pay even less than what is shown. That’s fine as the information is typically on the pump’s display.
The bottom line, however, if a price is placed out near the street for drivers to see, that price must be the highest price the customer can expect to pay when he arrives at the pump.
The new law goes into effect October 1. 2025.
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