Bill Text: CT HB06205 | 2013 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning Debit Transactions By Convenience Stores And Gas Stations.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-02-14 - Public Hearing 02/21 [HB06205 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2013-HB06205-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 6205
January Session, 2013		LCO No. 2178
Referred to Committee on GENERAL LAW
Introduced by:
REP. ORANGE, 48th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING DEBIT TRANSACTIONS BY CONVENIENCE STORES AND GAS STATIONS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to restrict convenience stores and gas stations to deducting only the exact amount of a debit transaction from a consumer's bank account, rather than placing a hold or tentative transaction in excess of the exact amount.

Statement of Purpose:

To restrict convenience stores and gas stations to deducting only the exact amount of a debit transaction from a consumer's bank account, rather than placing a hold or tentative transaction in excess of the exact amount.