BILL · 2003–04 SESSION

HB 1847: Credit and debit cards

Allowing merchants to require additional identification when conducting credit and debit card sales.

Summary

Voids contract provisions between a retailer and a credit/debit card issuer which prohibit retailers from requesting verification of a customer's identity during a credit/debit card transaction.

From the House Bill Analysis (HB 1847), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate

AN ACT Relating to identifying users of credit and debit cards;

Passed March 13, 2003

Version voted on: HB 1847

96 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 2 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	51	0	0	1
Republican	45	0	0	1

How each member voted

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

HB 1847 (2025–26) Distributed alt. energy dev. · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1847 (2023–24) Community authority/tax · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 1847 (2021–22) Farmworkers study · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1847 (2019–20) Aircraft noise abatement · Enacted · Chapter 105, Laws of 2020
HB 1847 (2017–18) Higher ed. affordability · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1847 (2015–16) Contact lens price agreemnts · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1847 (2013–14) Signatures for petitions · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1847 (2011–12) Tax preferences/basic health · Did not pass · died in committee