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House petition on credit‑card surcharges referred to Senate consumer protection committee
Summary
The Senate received a House petition from Colin M. Gary regarding credit‑card surcharges; the petition was referred to the Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure after the Senate acted to suspend Joint Rule 12 for consideration.
The clerk reported a House petition filed by Colin M. Gary relative to credit‑card surcharges and the Senate referred the petition to the Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
The clerk said the petition "comes from the house on suspension of joint rule 12" and recorded referral to the committee. The Senate then considered a motion to suspend Joint Rule 12 to allow immediate consideration of the matter; the chair announced that the rule suspension was agreed to and the petition was referred to the committee.
No roll‑call vote on the petition was recorded in the transcript; the transcript records the procedural referral and direction to the committee for further consideration.
