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SB0017 • 2026

Credit Card Processing Fees Amendments

Credit Card Processing Fees Amendments

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Sen. Winterton, Ronald M.
Last action
2026-03-06
Official status
Senate/ filed
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Credit Card Processing Fees Amendments

This bill addresses the recovery of a fee charged by a credit card company or a processing agent to process an electronic payment.

What This Bill Does

  • This bill addresses the recovery of a fee charged by a credit card company or a processing agent to process an electronic payment.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-06 Senate file for bills not passed

    Senate/ filed

  2. 2026-03-06 Senate Secretary

    Senate/ strike enacting clause

  3. 2026-02-05 House 3rd Reading Calendar for Senate bills

    House/ 3rd reading

  4. 2026-02-05 Clerk of the House

    House/ failed

  5. 2026-02-05 Senate Secretary

    House/ to Senate

  6. 2026-02-05 Senate Secretary

    Senate/ filed

  7. 2026-02-04 House 3rd Reading Calendar for Senate bills

    House/ 2nd reading

  8. 2026-02-04 House Government Operations Committee

    House/ committee report favorable

  9. 2026-02-03 House Government Operations Committee

    House Comm - Favorable Recommendation

  10. 2026-02-02 House Government Operations Committee

    House/ to standing committee

  11. 2026-01-29 House Rules Committee

    House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

  12. 2026-01-28 Clerk of the House

    House/ received from Senate

  13. 2026-01-28 Senate 3rd Reading Calendar

    Senate/ 3rd reading

  14. 2026-01-28 Clerk of the House

    Senate/ passed 3rd reading

  15. 2026-01-28 Clerk of the House

    Senate/ to House

  16. 2026-01-27 Senate 3rd Reading Calendar

    Senate/ passed 2nd reading

  17. 2026-01-27 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar

    Senate/ uncircled

  18. 2026-01-22 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar

    Senate/ 2nd reading

  19. 2026-01-22 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar

    Senate/ circled

  20. 2026-01-22 Senate Education Committee

    Senate/ committee report favorable

  21. 2026-01-22 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar

    Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar

  22. 2026-01-21 Senate Education Committee

    Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation

  23. 2026-01-20 Senate Rules Committee

    Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

  24. 2026-01-20 Senate Education Committee

    Senate/ to standing committee

  25. 2026-01-07 Waiting for Introduction in the Senate

    Senate/ received bill from Legislative Printing

  26. 2025-12-04 Legislative Research and General Counsel

    Bill Numbered but not Distributed

  27. 2025-12-04 Released

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0017

  28. 2025-12-04 Legislative Research and General Counsel

    Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

  29. 2025-11-17 Version Sponsor

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0017

  30. 2025-10-15 Legislative Fiscal Analyst

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0017

  31. 2025-10-15 Legislative Fiscal Agency

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0017

Official Summary Text

This bill addresses the recovery of a fee charged by a credit card company or a processing agent to process an electronic payment.

Current Bill Text

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53B-7-901
53B-7-902
53G-7-228
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Credit Card Processing Fees Amendments
2026 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Ronald M. Winterton
House Sponsor: Joseph Elison
LONG TITLE
Committee Note:
The Government Operations Interim Committee recommended this bill.
Legislative Vote:
9 voting for
0 voting against
8 absent
General Description:
This bill addresses the recovery of a fee charged by a credit card company or a processing
agent to process an electronic payment.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
permits a state institution of higher education or a local education agency to pass on to a
person making an electronic payment the fee charged by a credit card company or a
processing agent for processing the electronic payment.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
ENACTS:
53B-7-901
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
53B-7-902
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
53G-7-228
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section
53B-7-901
is enacted to read:
9. Transactions
53B-7-901
. Definitions.
As used in this part, "electronic payment fee" means a fee to recover the cost of paying a
charge, discount fee, or processing fee charged by a credit card company or processing agent
to process an electronic payment.
Section 2. Section
53B-7-902
is enacted to read:
53B-7-902
. Recovery of electronic payment fee.
An institution of higher education may collect an electronic payment fee on an
electronic payment made by a person to the institution of higher education.
Section 3. Section
53G-7-228
is enacted to read:
53G-7-228
. Recovery of electronic payment fee.
(1)
As used in this section, "electronic payment fee" means a fee to recover the cost of
paying a charge, discount fee, or processing fee charged by a credit card company or
processing agent to process an electronic payment.
(2)
An LEA may collect an electronic payment fee on an electronic payment made by a
person to the LEA.
Section 4.
Effective Date.
This bill takes effect on
May 6, 2026
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12-4-25 5:06 PM