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House rejects higher returned-check fee in SB 56 after debate over consumer impact
Summary
After extensive floor debate about the effect on low-income residents and merchants, the House voted down Senate Bill 56, which would have raised the returned-check service charge from $15 to $20; the bill failed 29–44.
The Utah House on Feb. 15 defeated Senate Bill 56, a proposal to raise the statutory service charge for dishonored checks. The bill, which a sponsor described as a modest increase designed to offset merchant losses, failed by a vote of 29–44.
Representative Oskarsson, the bill sponsor, explained the measure would raise the allowable service charge from $15 to $20 and argued the…
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