Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session
Relating to: fees imposed on merchants in connection with credit card transactions and providing a penalty.
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- Introduced, stopped here
- Passes Assembly, not reached
- Passes Senate, not reached
- Governor signs, not reached
- Law, not reached
Unfamiliar terms? Glossary
What this bill does
Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill prohibits a “swipe fee" from being imposed against a merchant on the
tax portion of a transaction when a purchase is made from the merchant using a
credit card. The bill also prohibits a “swipe fee” from being imposed on the portion
of any transaction that is a fee imposed by a city, village, town, or county. Any person
that violates this prohibition may be required to forfeit not more than $200 for each
violation.
Sponsors
Introduced by: Armstrong (R) , Cabral-Guevara (R) , Callahan (R) , Dallman (R) , Edming (R) , Gundrum (R) , James (R) , Kitchens (R) , Knodl (R) , Moses (R) , Neylon (R) , Novak (R) , Oldenburg (R) , Penterman (R) , Rozar (R) , Schraa (R) , Sortwell (R) , Spiros (R) , Swearingen (R) , Tauchen (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tittl (R) , VanderMeer (R) , Vorpagel (R) , Wittke (R)
Full history
- Sep 30, 2021 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Vorpagel, Armstrong, Cabral-Guevara, Callahan, Dallman, Edming, Gundrum, James, Kitchens, Knodl, Moses, Neylon, Novak, Oldenburg, Penterman, Rozar, Sinicki, Schraa, Sortwell, Spiros, Swearingen, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, VanderMeer and Wittke; cosponsored by Senators Feyen, Wanggaard, Bradley, Felzkowski, Jagler, Pfaff, Roys, Stroebel and Testin
- Sep 30, 2021 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Financial Institutions
- Oct 11, 2021 · Assembly
Representative Sinicki withdrawn as a coauthor
- Oct 21, 2021 · Assembly
Representative Tusler added as a coauthor
- Oct 21, 2021 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Mar 15, 2022 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1