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78R6305 ATP-F

By:  Brimer                                                       S.B. No. 798



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the imposition of a surcharge for use of a credit card.           
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 339.001(a), Finance Code, is amended to 
read as follows: 
	(a)  In a sale of goods or services, a seller may not impose 
an unposted [a] surcharge on a buyer who uses a credit card for an 
extension of credit instead of cash, a check, or a similar means of 
payment.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this 
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 
Act takes effect September 1, 2003.