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2009 SESSION
SB 960 Credit cards; clarifies language allowing acceptance thereof by clerks to make it clear.
Introduced by: Mark D. Obenshain | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Acceptance of credit cards by clerks. Clarifies the language allowing the acceptance of credit cards by clerks to make it clear that the convenience fee collected is to be collected from the person presenting the card as payment and not the credit card issuer. The bill also changes the language calling this fee a service charge to a reasonable convenience fee to mirror the language used in credit contracts.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/09 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 091210288 pdf
- 02/28/09 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB960ER) pdf
- 03/27/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0594) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/12/09 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 091210288
- 01/12/09 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/13/09 Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 01/21/09 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/09 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/27/09 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/09 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/05/09 House: Read first time
- 02/05/09 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/16/09 House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 02/16/09 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s)
- 02/18/09 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/09 House: Read second time
- 02/23/09 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/24/09 House: Read third time
- 02/24/09 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/09 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/09 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/28/09 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB960ER)
- 02/28/09 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/28/09 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/27/09 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 594 (effective 7/1/09)
- 03/27/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0594)