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| 1 | 1 | 25 LC 44 9004 | |
| 2 | 2 | House Bill 726 | |
| 3 | 3 | By: Representatives Cummings of the 39 | |
| 4 | 4 | th | |
| 5 | 5 | , Frye of the 122 | |
| 6 | 6 | nd | |
| 7 | 7 | , Sharper of the 177 | |
| 8 | 8 | th | |
| 9 | 9 | , Smith of | |
| 10 | 10 | the 41 | |
| 11 | 11 | st | |
| 12 | 12 | , Wilkerson of the 38 | |
| 13 | 13 | th | |
| 14 | 14 | , and others | |
| 15 | 15 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 16 | 16 | AN ACT | |
| 17 | 17 | To amend Code Section 10-1-393.3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to | |
| 18 | 18 | 1 | |
| 19 | 19 | prohibited use of purchaser's credit card information by merchant, so as to limit the amount2 | |
| 20 | 20 | of surcharges charged by merchants for purchasers' use of credit cards; to provide for related3 | |
| 21 | 21 | matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.4 | |
| 22 | 22 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:5 | |
| 23 | 23 | SECTION 1.6 | |
| 24 | 24 | Code Section 10-1-393.3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to prohibited7 | |
| 25 | 25 | use of purchaser's credit card information by merchant, is amended by adding a new8 | |
| 26 | 26 | subsection to read as follows:9 | |
| 27 | 27 | "(d.1) A merchant shall be prohibited from requiring a purchaser using a credit card for | |
| 28 | 28 | 10 | |
| 29 | 29 | any transaction to pay a surcharge in an amount that exceeds the actual cost to the merchant11 | |
| 30 | 30 | to process the transaction."12 | |
| 31 | 31 | SECTION 2.13 | |
| 32 | 32 | All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.14 | |
| 33 | 33 | H. B. 726 | |
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