WA People
BILL · 1999–00 SESSION

HB 1236: Credit card late fees

Regulating credit card late fees.

Summary

  • Declares that it is an unfair practice under RCW 19.86.020 for a credit card company to impose a late fee on the credit card of a Washington consumer when the monthly payment is received within five business days of the payment due date.

From the Bill Digest (HB 1236), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 19, 1999
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Brian Sullivan (D-29)
Introduced
January 19, 1999 in the House
Last action
January 10, 2000

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Brian Sullivan (D-29)

12 co-sponsors (11 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Brian Hatfield D-19Jim Kastama D-25Phil Rockefeller D-23Tom Campbell R-2Jeff Morris D-40Jeff Gombosky D-3Steve Conway D-29Jim McIntire D-46Karen Keiser D-33Eileen Cody D-11Sharon Tomiko Santos D-37Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney D-46

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.

HB 1236 in other sessions

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