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Senate concurs with amendment adding cure period to debit‑card surcharge bill
Summary
Senate Bill 254, which targets excess debit‑card surcharges by businesses, was concurred in after House amendments reintroduced a cure period that limits private causes of action unless merchants fail to remedy violations; concurrence recorded on the floor.
Senate Bill 254, a consumer‑protection measure to limit excessive debit‑card surcharges, was presented with house amendments that insert a cure period and limit private causes of action unless a merchant fails to correct the practice. Senator Mizell said the amendment reestablished a practical enforcement window.
"What the amendment did is remove the, it ... inserted the cure period back into the bill so that there would not be a private act a right of action, unless they had not made the corrections within the cure period," Senator Mizell said on the floor. The Senate concurred in the amendments and recorded the concurrence as 36 ayes and 0 nays.
The bill will move forward with the House language restoring the cure period provision.
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