Relating to state agencies' acceptance of credit cards as payment.
Summary
Permits state agency to accept credit card as payment for charge or fee state agency imposes or collects for goods or services state agency provides to individual who is member of public and to add surcharge to amount person tenders to offset fees charged to state agency for accepting credit card as payment. ] Provides that state agency that accepts or collects payment by means of credit card or debit card may add fee or surcharge to sum of payment in amount that is reasonably calculated to offset amounts charged to or withheld from state agency for accepting credit card or debit card as payment.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
Senate Passage
Feb 2023
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2023
Last action Jun 25, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Feb 22, 2023
How they voted
23–3
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 29
Feb 22, 2023
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Nay
R
Republican11
54% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Jun 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
In committee upon adjournment.
lower
May 25, 2023
Committee
Motion to refer to Rules carried. Referred.
lower
May 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass.
lower
Mar 3, 2023
Committee
Referred to Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans.
lower
Feb 28, 2023
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
Feb 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Sollman. Passed.
upper
Feb 14, 2023
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
upper
Jan 11, 2023
Committee
Referred to Labor and Business.
upper
Jan 9, 2023
Introduced
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
2 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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