CHAPTER NUMBER: 437
File Code: Local Government - Generally
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 263
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegate Bissett
- Entitled:
-
Local Government - Acceptance of Credit and Debit Cards
Authorizing counties, municipal corporations, and Baltimore City to
accept payment of governmental charges by credit card or debit card;
authorizing the addition of a service charge, subject to a specified
cap; providing that, if a county, municipal corporation, or Baltimore
City allows payments by credit or debit cards, specified information
must appear on or with invoices; defining "governmental charge"; and
repealing from the law a provision only authorizing payment by credit
card of property taxes and related charges.
House Action
- 1/24
- First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
- 1/29
- Hearing 2/13 at 1:15 p.m.
- 2/24
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Commerce and Government Matters
- 2/25
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 2/27
- Third Reading Passed (133-2)
- 3/30
- Returned Passed
- 5/8
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 437
Senate Action
- 2/28
- First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
- 3/31
- Favorable Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs
- 4/1
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/2
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
- CREDIT
- DISCLOSURE
- FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
- MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS
- PROPERTY TAX -see also- ASSESSMENTS
- REVENUE AND TAXES -see also specific taxes -
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Article - 24 Political Subdivisions - Miscellaneous Provisions
- (
1-101 ,
9-1401
)
- Tax - Property
- (
10-501
)
- Bill Text:
- First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
Amendments:
- House
- Number: 096953/1 (PDF) Offered on: FEBRUARY 25, 1997 at: 10:09
Status: Adopted