Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB528: Revising laws related to credit card transaction fees
Status: Failed, May 23, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act revising laws related to credit card transaction fees; allowing landlords, property managers, merchants, vendors, creditors, or other parties to charge credit card transaction fees; and requiring disclosure of the fee prior to completion of the transaction.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT REVISING LAWS RELATED TO CREDIT CARD TRANSACTION FEES; ALLOWING LANDLORDS, PROPERTY MANAGERS, MERCHANTS, VENDORS, CREDITORS, OR OTHER PARTIES TO CHARGE CREDIT CARD TRANSACTION FEES; AND REQUIRING DISCLOSURE OF THE FEE PRIOR TO COMPLETION OF THE TRANSACTION." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: NEW SECTION. Section 1. Limitation on credit card transaction fees. (1) A landlord, property manager, merchant, vendor, creditor, or other party may charge a consumer a credit card transaction fee that is not more than 3% of the total amount of the credit card transaction or as otherwise provided by contract. (2) Prior to charging a credit card transaction fee, the party charging the fee shall clearly disclose the fee prior to the completion of the credit card transaction. (3) THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO A PERSON ENGAGED IN DEBT COLLECTION. NEW SECTION. Section 2. Codification instruction. [Section 1] is intended to be codified as an integral part of Title 31, chapter 2, part 1, and the provisions of Title 31, chapter 2, part 1, apply to [section 1]. - END - - 1 - Authorized Print Version - SB
Sponsors
- Trebas, Jeremy (R, 10) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (S) Died in Committee
- : (H) Conference Committee Appointed
- : (S) Conference Committee Appointed
- : (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments
- : (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- : (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
- : (H) 3rd Reading
- : (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (H) 2nd Reading
- : (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
Votes
- Do Not Concur (April 17, 2025): 32 yea, 16 nay, failed
- Do Concur (April 11, 2025): 88 yea, 11 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 10, 2025): 94 yea, 5 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 6, 2025): 26 yea, 23 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 6, 2025): 29 yea, 21 nay, passed
Subjects: Consumer Protection, Credit Transactions
Common questions
- What is SB528?
- SB528 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revising laws related to credit card transaction fees.
- What does SB528 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act revising laws related to credit card transaction fees; allowing landlords, property managers, merchants, vendors, creditors, or other parties to charge credit card transaction fees; and requiring disclosure of the fee prior to completion of the transaction.".
- What is the status of SB528?
- Failed as of May 23, 2025. Latest action: (S) Died in Committee (May 23, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB528?
- Trebas, Jeremy (R, 10).
- Where is the official record for SB528?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC3023
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