Relating to unlawful practices relating to credit card transactions; providing a civil penalty.
This bill prohibits large credit card issuers (with over $85 billion in assets) from colluding to set fees merchants pay for credit card processing. It specifically bans agreements that fix interchange fees - charges paid by businesses to process credit card transactions. The law applies only to major financial institutions meeting the asset threshold, excluding smaller issuers. Violations could result in civil penalties, aiming to prevent price-fixing in credit card networks.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 27, 2025
Last action Apr 14, 2025
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Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Apr 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Committee
Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jared Patterson
RRepublican
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