Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H959: Electronic Payment Processing Fees for Motor Vehicle Purchases
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Authorizes holders of retail installment contracts & their agents to collect fees for processing payments made by motor vehicle retail buyers under certain circumstances.
What the bill says
An act relating to electronic payment processing fees for motor vehicle purchases; creating s. 520.105, F.S.; defining the terms "ACH payment" and "electronic payment"; authorizing holders of retail installment contracts and their agents to collect fees for processing electronic payments made by motor vehicle retail buyers under certain circumstances; providing an effective date.
From the introduced text, February 13, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to electronic payment processing fees for motor vehicle purchases; creating s. 520.105, F.S.; defining the terms "ACH payment" and "electronic payment"; authorizing holders of retail installment contracts and their agents to collect fees for processing electronic payments made by motor vehicle retail buyers under certain circumstances; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Section 520.105, Florida Statutes, is created to read: 520.105 Convenience fee for processing electronic payments.-- (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) "ACH payment" means a payment via an automated clearinghouse electronic transfer from a retail buyer's bank account. (b) "Electronic payment" means a payment made by credit card, debit card, electronic funds transfer, electronic check, or other electronic method. (2) A holder of a retail installment contract, or its agent, may collect a fee for processing a retail buyer's words underlined are additions. hb959-01-c1 FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES CS/HB 959 2026 electronic payment under the retail installment contract, provided that all of the following conditions are met: (a) The fee is reasonably related to the actual expense incurred by the holder, or its agent, in processing the electronic payment. (b) The fee does not exceed the lesser of $10 or 3 percent of the amount of the payment. (c) …
Sponsors
- Johnson, Chad (R, HD-022) · primary sponsor
- Johnson (R, 22) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Commerce Committee
- : Now in Commerce Committee
- : Referred to Commerce Committee
- : 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
- : CS Filed
- : Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- : Reported out of Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
- : Favorable with CS by Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
- : Added to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee agenda
- : 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
Votes
- House: Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee (February 12, 2026): 17 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee (February 12, 2026): 17 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H959?
- H959 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Electronic Payment Processing Fees for Motor Vehicle Purchases.
- What does H959 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to electronic payment processing fees for motor vehicle purchases; creating s. 520.105, F.S.; defining the terms "ACH payment" and "electronic payment"; authorizing holders of retail installment contracts and their agents to collect fees for processing electronic payments made by motor vehicle retail buyers under certain circumstances; providing an effective date.
- What is the status of H959?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Commerce Committee (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H959?
- Johnson, Chad (R, HD-022), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for H959?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/959
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