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1995 SESSION
SJ 241 Credit card service charges.
Introduced by: Madison E. Marye | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Credit card service charges. Memorializes Congress to amend the federal Truth in Lending Act to prohibit issuers of credit cards from limiting the ability of governmental entities to assess a service charge against customers paying by credit card. Currently, Virginia's agencies and local governments are authorized to accept credit cards for the payment of certain fees, taxes, fines, and charges, and to assess the person paying by credit card a service charge covering any fees incurred as a result of payment by credit card. The policies of credit card companies prohibit merchants accepting credit cards from passing on any fees to the customer. This policy is unreasonable when applied to governments because they, unlike most merchants, cannot increase prices to offset credit card fees. A similar measure was introduced in Congress in 1993 (H. R. 2175).
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/95 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 12/19/94 LD3160701 pdf
- 03/01/95 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ241ER) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/11/95 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 12/19/94 LD3160701
- 01/11/95 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 02/03/95 Senate: Reported from Rules
- 02/06/95 Senate: Reading waived (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/95 Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/95 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/07/95 Senate: Reading waived (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/95 Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/95 Senate: Agreed to by Senate by voice vote
- 02/07/95 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/08/95 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/09/95 House: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 02/14/95 House: Reported from Rules (8-Y 2-N)
- 02/16/95 House: Agreed to by House (78-Y 19-N)
- 02/16/95 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (78-Y 19-N)
- 03/01/95 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ241ER)