02RS HB65

HB65

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HB 65/LM (BR 485) - R. Damron, B. Colter, K. Hall

     AN ACT relating to consumer protection.
     Create a new section of KRS 434.550 to .730 relating to credit and debit cards to require that electronic cash registers and similar machines print not more than the last five digits of the credit or debit card number and not print the card expiration date on credit and debit card receipts. Does not apply to hand written receipts or to non electronic imprints of credit and debit cards. Effective January 1, 2003 for newly installed machines and January 1, 2005 for current machines.

HB 65 - AMENDMENTS


     HCS (1/LM/CI) - Retain the original provisions with the following changes; create new section of KRS 434.550 to 434.730 to define merchant, payment card, reencoder, and scanning device; create a Class D felony for using a scanning device or reencoder to gather information encoded on magnetic strip of a payment card or place information on the magnetic strip of a different card with intent to defraud authorized user or issuer of card; make subsequent offenses a Class C felony; and make technical correction.

     HCS (2) - Retain the original provisions with the following changes; create new section of KRS 434.550 to 434.730 to define merchant, payment card, reencoder, and scanning device; create a Class D felony for using a scanning device or reencoder to gather information encoded on magnetic strip of a payment card or place information on the magnetic strip of a different card with intent to defraud authorized user or issuer of card; make subsequent offenses a Class C felony; and make technical correction.

     HFA (1, R. Damron) - Amend to provide for suppliers of credit or debit card hardware or software to comply with the bill and to remove requirement that alteration be done without permission before the crime of skimming shall have been deemed to occur.

     (Prefiled by the sponsor(s))

     Jan 8-introduced in House; to Labor and Industry (H)
     Jan 10-posted in committee
     Jan 15-reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute
     Jan 16-2nd reading, to Rules; recommitted to Judiciary (H)
     Jan 18-posted in committee
     Jan 23-reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (2)
     Jan 24-floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute (2)
     Jan 25-posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, January 28, 2002
     Jan 29-3rd reading, passed 98-0 with Committee Substitute (2), floor amendment (1) ; received in Senate
     Feb 1-to Banking and Insurance (S)
     Mar 21-reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
     Mar 22-2nd reading, to Rules


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