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Senate File 2238

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Bill Introduced: S.J. 329
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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 12.21, Code 2001, is amended to read as
  1  2 follows:
  1  3    12.21  ACCEPTING CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS.
  1  4    1.  The treasurer of state may enter into an agreement with
  1  5 a financial institution to provide credit card receipt
  1  6 processing for state departments which are authorized by the
  1  7 treasurer of state to accept payment by credit card.  A
  1  8 department which accepts credit card payments may adjust its
  1  9 fees to reflect the cost of processing as determined by the
  1 10 treasurer of state.  A fee may be charged by a department for
  1 11 using the credit card payment method notwithstanding any other
  1 12 provision of the Code setting specific fees.  The treasurer of
  1 13 state shall adopt rules to implement this section.
  1 14    2.  There is appropriated from the general fund of the
  1 15 state to the treasurer of state an amount sufficient to pay
  1 16 credit card discount charges and fees charged by the financial
  1 17 institution for credit card receipts accepted in accordance
  1 18 with subsection 1.
  1 19    Sec. 2.  Section 14B.203, subsection 3, Code Supplement
  1 20 2001, is amended to read as follows:
  1 21    3.  In addition to other forms of payment, credit cards
  1 22 shall be accepted in payment for moneys owed to a governmental
  1 23 entity as provided in this section, according to rules which
  1 24 shall be adopted by the treasurer of state.  The fees to be
  1 25 charged shall not exceed those permitted by statute.  A
  1 26 governmental entity may adjust its fees to reflect the cost of
  1 27 processing as determined by the treasurer of state.  The
  1 28 Except for a payment to a state agency, the discount charged
  1 29 by the credit card issuer may be included in determining the
  1 30 fees to be paid for completing a financial transaction under
  1 31 this section by using a credit card.
  1 32    Sec. 3.  Section 14B.205, Code 2001, is amended to read as
  1 33 follows:
  1 34    14B.205  CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED.
  1 35    In addition to other forms of payment, credit cards may be
  2  1 accepted in payment for any fees, including but not limited to
  2  2 interest, penalties, subscriptions, registrations, purchases,
  2  3 applications, licenses, permits, or other filings transmitted
  2  4 or transactions conducted electronically.  The fees to be
  2  5 charged shall not exceed those permitted by statute, except
  2  6 that the discount charged by the credit card issuer may be
  2  7 included in determining the fee to be charged by a
  2  8 governmental entity other than a state agency for records
  2  9 transmitted or transactions conducted electronically.
  2 10    Sec. 4.  Section 15.108, subsection 9, paragraph e, Code
  2 11 Supplement 2001, is amended to read as follows:
  2 12    e.  At the director's discretion, accept Accept payment by
  2 13 credit card of any fees, interest, penalties, subscriptions,
  2 14 registrations, purchases, or other payments, or any portion of
  2 15 such payments, which are due or collected by the department.
  2 16 The department may adjust the amount of the payment to reflect
  2 17 the costs of processing the payment as determined by the
  2 18 treasurer of state and the payment by credit card shall
  2 19 include, in addition to all other charges, any discount
  2 20 charged by the credit card issuer.
  2 21    Sec. 5.  Section 421.17, subsection 31, Code Supplement
  2 22 2001, is amended to read as follows:
  2 23    31.  At the director's discretion, accept Accept payment of
  2 24 taxes, penalties, interest, and fees, or any portion thereof
  2 25 of the payment, by credit card.  The director may adjust the
  2 26 payable amount to reflect the costs of processing the payment
  2 27 as determined by the treasurer of state and the payment by
  2 28 credit card shall include, in addition to all other charges,
  2 29 any discount charged by the credit card issuer.
  2 30    Sec. 6.  Section 421.17, subsection 34, paragraph f, Code
  2 31 Supplement 2001, is amended to read as follows:
  2 32    f.  At the director's discretion, the The department may
  2 33 shall accept payment of debts, interest, and fees, or any
  2 34 portion of the payment by credit card.  The director may
  2 35 adjust the payable amount to reflect the costs of processing
  3  1 the payment as determined by the treasurer of state and the
  3  2 payment by credit card shall include, in addition to all other
  3  3 charges, any discount charge by the credit card issuer.
  3  4    Sec. 7.  Section 455A.4, subsection 5, Code 2001, is
  3  5 amended to read as follows:
  3  6    5.  The department may accept payment of any fees,
  3  7 interest, penalties, subscriptions, or other payments due or
  3  8 collected by the department, or any portion of such payments,
  3  9 by credit card.  The department may adjust the amount of the
  3 10 payment to reflect the costs of processing the payment as
  3 11 determined by the treasurer of state and the payment by credit
  3 12 card shall include, in addition to all other charges, any
  3 13 discount charged by the credit card issuer.  
  3 14                           EXPLANATION
  3 15    This bill relates to discount charges and other fees for
  3 16 payments remitted to the state by credit card.
  3 17    Under current law in Code section 12.21, the treasurer of
  3 18 state is authorized to enter into an agreement with a
  3 19 financial institution to provide credit card receipt
  3 20 processing for state departments.  The bill provides a
  3 21 standing unlimited appropriation to pay the credit card
  3 22 discount charges or other fees charged by the financial
  3 23 institution for credit card receipts generated by the state.
  3 24    The bill eliminates authorization in the following Code
  3 25 sections for a state agency to include the credit card
  3 26 discount charges in fees charged by the state agency for use
  3 27 of a credit card:  Code section 14B.203, relating to fees
  3 28 charged by the department of information technology; Code
  3 29 section 14B.205, relating to acceptance of a credit card
  3 30 payment by a state agency through the department of
  3 31 information technology; Code section 15.108, relating to
  3 32 acceptance of credit card payments by the department of
  3 33 economic development; Code section 421.17, relating to
  3 34 acceptance of credit card payments by the department of
  3 35 revenue and finance; and Code section 455A.4, relating to
  4  1 acceptance of credit card payments by the department of
  4  2 natural resources.  
  4  3 LSB 6114SS 79
  4  4 jp/cf/24

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