Pennsylvania HB2090 prohibits certain practices by payment card networks, including setting fees that include taxes and charging fees for price.

Pennsylvania HB2090 amends Title 72 to prohibit payment card networks from setting fees that include taxes on transactions and from charging fees to merchants for setting prices in compliance with law. The bill also mandates that payment card networks either deduct tax amounts from fees or rebate a proportionate amount of the fee. The Attorney General can seek injunctive relief and penalties for violations, and networks must refund fees collected in violation of the act. The act takes effect 60 days after enactment.

Pennsylvania HB2090 prohibits certain practices by payment card networks, including setting fees that include taxes and charging fees for price.

Pennsylvania HB2090 amends Title 72 to prohibit payment card networks from setting fees that include taxes on transactions and from charging fees to merchants for setting prices in compliance with law. The bill also mandates that payment card networks either deduct tax amounts from fees or rebate a proportionate amount of the fee. The Attorney General can seek injunctive relief and penalties for violations, and networks must refund fees collected in violation of the act. The act takes effect 60 days after enactment.