Bill To Increase Bounced Check Fee Passes Senate Committee

Bill To Increase Bounced Check Fee Passes Senate Committee

PIERRE, (KCCR) — A bill in the South Dakota legislature that would increase the fee a business could charge for trying to pass a bad check has cashed out of a Senate Committee. Bill sponsor Senator Michael Rohl of Aberdeen says a shift in credit card fees are getting consumers and businesses back into the use of checks…

Senate Bill 38 would increase the possible fee that a business could charge to 60-dollars from 40…

The bill passed the Senate Commerce and Energy Committee on a nine-zero vote and will be placed on the Senate’s consent calendar for passage to the House.