House of Representatives

H.B. 2134

credit card transactions; receipts; fraud

Sponsors: Representative May

DP	Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance
X	Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
	Caucus and COW
	As Passed the House

HB 2134 limits a credit card number that appears on electronic receipts to no more than five digits, and also prohibits credit card expiration dates from appearing on electronic receipt transactions.

Provisions

· Specifies that no more than the last five digits of a credit card number be electronically printed on receipts.

· Exempts credit card receipts that are handwritten, imprinted, or copied from the bill’s limit of printable credit card number digits.

· Specifies that a credit card expiration date shall not be electronically printed on receipts.

· Stipulates that violations of credit card transaction regulations may be investigated by the Arizona Attorney General.

· Includes an intent section explaining that the legislature intends to provide consumer protection against fraudulent credit card purchases by limiting the amount of information appearing on a credit card receipt.

· Establishes a delayed effective date of June 30, 2002.

HB 2134 passed the Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee unamended.

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44th Legislature

Second Regular Session 2 January 18, 2001

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