Electronic Payment Transactions - Interchange Fees - Calculation and Use of Data
Sponsor: Delegate Morgan, T.Committee: Economic MattersSubject: Commercial Law - Credit RegulationStatus: Hearing 1/21 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring certain entities that process electronic payment transactions to exclude, under certain circumstances, the amount of tax and gratuity included in the electronic payment transaction from the amount on which an interchange fee is charged; requiring certain credit and debit card issuers to credit a merchant who provides certain documentation with the amount of the interchange fee charged on the amount of tax and gratuity included in an electronic payment transaction; etc.
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Testimony (0)
MGA witness listFAV 12FavorableUNF 17Unfavorable
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVPrice, SarahMaryland Retailers AllianceRegistered for: Maryland Retailers Alliance; Maryland Retailers Association
FAVThompson, MelvinRestaurant Association of MarylandRegistered for: Restaurant Association of Maryland
UNFMason, MichaelProvidence Strategies LLCRegistered for: AIA Maryland; American Council of Engineering Companies/MD; Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park; Association of Independent Maryland and D.C. Schools; Experience Prince George's; Kaiser Permanente…
UNFMurray, RoryRegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Council of Engineering Companies/MD; Association of Independent Maryland and D.C. Schools; Chesapeake Watershed Restoration Professionals; Kaiser Permanente; Lightstar Renewables…
