Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's General Government and Consumer Protection Committee on June 30, 2011. The 2011 session has ended.
2011 Regular Session
House Bill 2926
Prohibits person that issues credit card or debit card or that provides service as payment card network from restricting or prohibiting merchant from disclosing amount of interchange transaction fee or network fee merchant pays to person, specifying minimum dollar amount for which merchant will accept credit card or debit card as payment in retail transaction or offering purchaser in retail transaction discount for using payment method other than credit card or debit card.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Prohibits person that issues credit card or debit card or that provides service as payment card network from restricting or prohibiting merchant from disclosing amount of interchange transaction fee or network fee merchant pays to person, specifying minimum dollar amount for which merchant will accept credit card or debit card as payment in retail transaction or offering purchaser in retail transaction discount for using payment method other than credit card or debit card. Provides that violation is unlawful practice. Becomes operative 91 days after effective date of Act. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
January 11 to June 30, 2011, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action3 actions on 3 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 11 to Jun 30 · stopped170 days
Waiting for a committeeJan 11 to Jan 2110 days
General Government and Consumer ProtectionJan 21 to Jun 30 · stopped160 days
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Jan 11 – Jun 30
- Jan 11Introduced
- Jan 21Sent to General Government and Consumer Protection
- Jun 30Died when the session ended
All 3 actions, as published
- Jan 11First reading. Referred to the desks of the Co-Speakers.House of Representatives
- Jan 21Referred to General Government and Consumer Protection.House of Representatives
- Jun 30In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives