Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's General Government, Consumer and Small Business Protection Committee on June 30, 2011. The 2011 session has ended.
2011 Regular Session
Senate Bill 980
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
April 25 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 SenateApr 25 to Jun 30 · stopped66 days
Waiting for a committeeApr 25 to Apr 294 days
General Government, Consumer and Small Business ProtectionApr 29 to Jun 30 · stopped62 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 Senate Apr 25 – Jun 30
- Apr 25Introduced
- Apr 29Sent to General Government, Consumer and Small Business Protection
- Jun 30Died when the session ended
All 3 actions, as published
- Apr 25Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
- Apr 29Referred to General Government, Consumer and Small Business Protection.Senate
- Jun 30In committee upon adjournment.Senate