Bill Text: PA HB44 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Prohibiting certain credit card information on receipts.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 35-17)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-19 - Referred to CONSUMER AFFAIRS [HB44 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-HB44-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 19
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 44 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY BAKER, REICHLEY, HESS, GINGRICH, CAUSER, DeLUCA, J. EVANS, FRANKEL, GABLER, GEIST, GEORGE, GOODMAN, GROVE, HALUSKA, HARRIS, KAUFFMAN, W. KELLER, KILLION, KOTIK, MILLER, MUSTIO, O'NEILL, READSHAW, SCAVELLO, SONNEY, STABACK, STERN, SWANGER, VULAKOVICH, WATSON, YOUNGBLOOD, CONKLIN, CALTAGIRONE, MILLARD, BOYD, K. SMITH, KNOWLES, JOSEPHS, KULA AND PICKETT, JANUARY 19, 2011
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS, JANUARY 19, 2011
AN ACT
Amending the act of May 21, 1992 (P.L.241, No.36), entitled "An
act prohibiting persons who accept credit cards for the
transaction of business from requiring certain additional
information from the credit cardholder; providing for
enforcement of the act; and imposing civil penalties,"
prohibiting certain credit card information on receipts.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The title of the act of May 21, 1992 (P.L.241,
No.36), referred to as the Credit Card Information Act, is
amended to read:
AN ACT
Prohibiting persons who accept credit or debit cards for the
transaction of business from requiring certain additional
information from [the credit cardholder] cardholders and from
including certain information on receipts; providing for
enforcement of the act; and imposing civil penalties.
Section 2. Section 1 of the act is repealed:
[Section 1. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Credit card." A device or instrument which entitles the
holder to obtain money, goods, services or anything of value on
credit.
"Person." An individual, corporation, trust, partnership,
limited partnership, incorporated or unincorporated association
or other entity.]
Section 3. The act is amended by adding sections to read:
Section 1.1. Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the Credit and
Debit Card Information Act.
Section 1.2. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Credit card." A device or instrument which entitles the
holder to obtain money, goods, services or anything of value
either on credit or as an automatic debit against an account of
the holder. The term includes a debit card.
"Debit card." A card issued by a financial institution to a
consumer for use in initiating an electronic fund transfer from
the account of the consumer at such financial institution, for
the purpose of transferring money between accounts or obtaining
money, property, labor or services.
"Person." An individual, corporation, trust, partnership,
limited partnership, incorporated or unincorporated association
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or other entity.
Section 4. Section 2 of the act is amended by adding a
subsection to read:
Section 2. Requirement of information prohibited.
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(c.1) Truncation of credit card and debit card numbers.--
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, no
person who accepts credit cards or debit cards for the
transaction of business shall print more than the last five
digits of the card number or the expiration date upon any
electronically printed receipt provided to the cardholder at
the point of the sale or transaction.
(2) For purposes of this subsection, a receipt of a
transaction is not electronically printed if the sole means
of recording a credit card or debit card account number for
the transaction is by handwriting or by an imprint or copy of
the card.
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Section 5. This act shall take effect immediately.
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