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
- IntroducedJan 9, 2006
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- 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
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Consumer Protection.
- Prefiled for introduction.
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