House of Representatives

H.B. 2134

credit card transactions; receipts; fraud

Sponsors: Representative May

DP	Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance
DP	Committee on CED
DP	Caucus and COW
X	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.

HB 2134 passed the Commerce and Economic Development Committee unamended.

HB 2134 passed the House of Representatives as introduced.

---------- DOCUMENT FOOTER ---------

44th Legislature

Second Regular Session 2 February 21, 2001

---------- DOCUMENT FOOTER ---------