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Delaware · 153rd General Assembly (2025-2026) · Bill

SB 89: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 6 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CREDIT CARD TRANSACTIONS.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 89 is a bill introduced in the Delaware Senate on April 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 6 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CREDIT CARD TRANSACTIONS. Primary sponsor: Russ Huxtable (Democratic), Bryan Townsend (Democratic), Kerri Harris (Democratic), Larry Lambert (Democratic). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 15, 2025): Re-Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

This Act prohibits a seller that regularly accepts payment by credit card from (1) imposing a credit card surcharge greater than the percentage processing fee charged by the credit card company, for transactions of $1,500 or less, and (2) refusing to accept payment by credit card or imposing any credit card surcharge, for transactions that exceed $1,500.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 10

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Russ HuxtablePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate6
Bryan TownsendPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate11
Kerri HarrisPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse32
Larry LambertPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse7
Melanie Ross LevinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Eric MorrisonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse27
Ed OsienskiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse24
Ray SeigfriedCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate5
Laura SturgeonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate4
Madinah Wilson-AntonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse26

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Re-Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate
  2. Introduced and Assigned to Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee in Senate

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source