Assembly Actions -
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Feb 25, 2025 |
referred to consumer protection |
Senate Bill S5587
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 42nd Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 40th Senate District
(D, WF) 4th Senate District
(R, C) 3rd Senate District
(D) 50th Senate District
2025-S5587 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A4017
- Current Committee:
- Senate Consumer Protection
- Law Section:
- General Business Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 42-A §§1120 - 1123, Gen Bus L
- Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
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S7973
2025-S5587 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5587 SPONSOR: SKOUFIS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general business law, in relation to the calcu- lation of interchange fees charged by credit card networks PURPOSE: This bill would establish a new Article 42 of the general business law to exclude certain taxes and gratuities from being included in the interchange (swipe) fees charged by payment card networks. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Amends the general business law by adding a new article 42-a to establish which taxes and gratuities are to be excluded from calcu- lating interchange (swipe) fees by payment card networks. Such taxes include sales and compensating use taxes, hotel, motel, and occupancy taxes, taxes on alcoholic beverages, gasoline, motor fuel, and petroleum businesses, and rental vehicle taxes. This section also requires that a
2025-S5587 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5587 2025-2026 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 25, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to the calcu- lation of interchange fees charged by credit card networks THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new article 42-A to read as follows: ARTICLE 42-A INTERCHANGE FEES SECTION 1120. DEFINITIONS. 1121. CALCULATION OF INTERCHANGE FEES. 1122. REBATE OF FEES ON TAX AMOUNT. 1123. PENALTIES. § 1120. DEFINITIONS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE: 1. "CREDIT CARD" MEANS A CARD, PLATE, COUPON BOOK, OR OTHER CREDIT DEVICE EXISTING FOR THE PURPOSE OF OBTAINING MONEY, PROPERTY, LABOR, OR SERVICES ON CREDIT. 2. "DEBIT CARD": (A) MEANS A CARD, OR OTHER PAYMENT CODE OR DEVICE, ISSUED OR APPROVED FOR USE THROUGH A PAYMENT CARD NETWORK TO DEBIT AN ASSET ACCOUNT, REGARDLESS OF THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH THE ACCOUNT IS ESTABLISHED, WHETHER AUTHORIZATION IS BASED ON SIGNATURE, PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, OR OTHER MEANS; AND (B) INCLUDES A GENERAL-USE PREPAID CARD, AS DEFINED IN 15 U.S.C. § 1693L-1; AND (C) DOES NOT INCLUDE PAPER CHECKS. 3. "ELECTRONIC PAYMENT TRANSACTION" MEANS A TRANSACTION IN WHICH A CONSUMER USES A DEBIT CARD, CREDIT CARD, OR OTHER PAYMENT CODE OR DEVICE, ISSUED OR APPROVED THROUGH A PAYMENT CARD NETWORK TO DEBIT A EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04674-02-5 S. 5587 2
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