By: Hunter (Senate Sponsor - Hinojosa) H.B. No. 2793

(In the Senate - Received from the House April 27, 2011; April 28, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on Administration; May 17, 2011, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 4, Nays 0; May 17, 2011, sent to printer.)

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the processing fee charged for a dishonored payment device.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 3.506(b), Business & Commerce Code, is amended to read as follows:

(b) On return of a payment device to the holder following dishonor of the payment device by a payor, the holder, the holder's assignee, agent, or representative, or any other person retained by the holder to seek collection of the face value of the dishonored payment device may charge the drawer or indorser a maximum [reasonable] processing fee of [not more than] $30.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.

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