Assembly Bill 239
Prohibiting merchants from imposing credit card surcharges in consumer credit transactions
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Jun 6, 2013
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 8, 2014: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Consumer Protection. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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Public hearing
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Author
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Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, a consumer credit transaction in which the amount financed is $25,000 or less, and which is entered into for personal, family, or household purposes, is generally subject to the Wisconsin Consumer Act (WCA). The WCA grants consumers certain rights and remedies and contains notice and disclosure requirements and prohibitions relating to consumer credit transactions, including consumer credit sales. Under both the WCA and federal law, a credit card issuer generally may not prohibit a merchant from offering a discount to a customer to induce the customer to pay by cash, check, or similar means, rather than by use of a credit card.
This bill prohibits a merchant, in a consumer credit transaction, from imposing a surcharge (also known as a swipe fee, convenience fee, or checkout fee) on a customer for using a credit card in lieu of payment by cash, check, or similar means.
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However, the merchant may offer a discount to a customer to induce the customer to pay by cash, check, or similar means, rather than by use of a credit card. A merchant that violates this prohibition on credit card surcharges is liable to the customer in the amount of $25 and any actual damages sustained by the customer.
Who's behind it
11 lawmakers are its . 6 are Republicans and 5 are Democrats.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (11)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- LaTonya Johnson · Democrat, Senate
- John Murtha · Republican, Assembly
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
- Keith Ripp · Republican, Assembly
- Gary Tauchen · Republican, Assembly
- Travis Tranel · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (4)
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- John Lehman · Democrat, Senate
- Fred A. Risser · Democrat, Senate
What happened
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Apr 8, 2014
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jun 6, 2013
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Consumer Protection.
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Jun 6, 2013
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jun 6, 2013 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Tranel, Nass, Ripp, Johnson, Murtha, Tauchen, Ohnstad, Berceau, Bernier, Ringhand and Hebl; cosponsored by Senators Hansen, L. Taylor, Lehman and Risser
- Jun 6, 2013 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Consumer Protection
- Apr 8, 2014 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor