An Act amending Title 7 (Banks and Banking) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for overdraft protections for customers and members of banking institutions and credit unions.
HB 1553 requires banks and credit unions in Pennsylvania to provide clear notices when charging overdraft or nonsufficient funds fees, including details like transaction date, type, and balance impact. It caps overdraft fees at $15 (or the transaction cost, whichever is lower) and limits customers to no more than three such fees per calendar day. The law also prohibits additional charges beyond standard fees and bans fees for declined transactions. These protections apply directly to bank customers and credit union members, with rules taking effect 180 days after enactment. The bill mandates fee transparency by requiring institutions with websites to publicly list all fees.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2025
Committee Review
Jul 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jun 4, 2025
Last action Jul 8, 2025
Floor votes · House Jun 30, 2025
How they voted
102–101
Passed
Total votes 203
Jun 30, 2025
D
Democratic102
100% Yea
R
Republican101
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
4
Committee
7
Jul 8, 2025
Committee
Referred to Banking & Insurance
upper
Jun 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Jun 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Jun 26, 2025
Committee
Re-committed to Appropriations
lower
Jun 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Jun 11, 2025
Committee
Re-committed to Rules
lower
Jun 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported as committed
lower
Jun 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Commerce
lower
1 primary · 18 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ben Sanchez
DDemocratic
Co
Abigail Salisbury
DDemocratic
Co
Anthony Bellmon
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Hill-Evans
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Kazeem
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Williams
DDemocratic
Co
Danilo Burgos
DDemocratic
Co
Gina Curry
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Webster
DDemocratic
Co
José Giral
DDemocratic
Co
Keith Harris
DDemocratic
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