Maryland Senate Bill 694 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)
Status: Vetoed on May 24 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-05-24 - Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Prohibiting a credit card processor from assessing or charging a fee, fine, or penalty that exceeds $500 if a business entity cancels a merchant processing agreement, or any fee, fine, or penalty if a business entity terminates a merchant processing agreement after the expiration of the initial term; requiring a merchant processing agreement to include certain information; requiring that certain information be provided in a certain manner in a merchant processing agreement; applying the Act prospectively; etc.

Commercial Law – Credit Card Processors – Merchant Processing Agreements

Sen. Benjamin Kramer [D]	Sen. Brian Feldman [D]	Sen. Antonio Hayes [D]	Sen. Stephen Hershey [R]
Sen. J.B. Jennings [R]	Sen. Delores Kelley [D]

2019-03-27 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (44-0) (Y: 44 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2019-03-21 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (135-0) (Y: 135 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2019-03-15 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (47-0) (Y: 48 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-24	Senate	Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)
2019-04-02	Senate	Passed Enrolled
2019-04-02	Senate	Third Reading Passed (44-0)
2019-04-02	Senate	Senate Concur - House Amendments
2019-03-29	House	Third Reading Passed with Amendments (135-0)
2019-03-27	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2019-03-27	House	Favorable with Amendments {613894/1 Report Adopted
2019-03-27	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
2019-03-15	House	First Reading Economic Matters
2019-03-15	Senate	Third Reading Passed (47-0)
2019-03-13	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2019-03-13	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {657275/1 Report Adopted
2019-03-13	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
2019-03-08	Senate	Hearing 3/12 at 9:00 a.m.
2019-03-08	Senate	Hearing canceled
2019-02-11	Senate	Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m.
2019-02-04	Senate	First Reading Finance

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0694?ys=2019rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/bills/sb/sb0694f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/bills/sb/sb0694t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/bills/sb/sb0694e.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/amds/bil_0004/sb0694_65727501.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/amds/bil_0004/sb0694_61389401.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/fnotes/bil_0004/sb0694.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes_comm/sb0694_fin.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes/Senate/0589.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes_comm/sb0694_ecm.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes/House/1017.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes/Senate/0931.pdf