BILL · 2005–06 SESSION

SB 6240: Interchange & associated fee

Regulating interchange and associated fees.

Summary

  • Declares that "interchange fee" means the fee a merchant's financial institution pays to a cardholder's financial institution when a cardholder uses a credit card or debit card as payment during a retail transaction. Provides that financial institutions may not charge interchange fees that are more than one and one-half percent of the total cost of the retail transaction.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 9, 2006
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Ken Jacobsen (D-46)
Introduced
January 9, 2006 in the Senate
Last action
January 9, 2006

AN ACT Relating to interchange and associated fees;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Ken Jacobsen (D-46)

1 co-sponsor (1 Democrat, 0 Republicans)

Votes

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

History

  1. First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Consumer Protection.
  2. Prefiled for introduction.

SB 6240 in other sessions

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