IMPOSITION OF SURCHARGE FOR USE OF DEBIT OR STORED VALUE CARD.
Tex. BUS. & COM Code § 604A.002.
in effect(a) In a sale of goods or services, a merchant may not impose a surcharge on a buyer who uses a debit or stored value card instead of cash, a check, credit card, or a similar means of payment.
(b) This section does not apply to:
(1) a state agency, county, local governmental entity, or other governmental entity that accepts a debit or stored value card for the payment of fees, taxes, or other charges; or
(2) a private school that accepts a debit card for the payment of fees or other charges, as provided by Section 111.002 , Business & Commerce Code.
Transferred, redesignated and amended from Finance Code, Subchapter E, Chapter 59 by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 113 (S.B. 641 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.