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Read. Follow. Verify.Utah allows colleges and school districts to pass credit card processing fees on to electronic payers
Last action · March 6, 2026: Senate/ filedSponsors: Ron Winterton and 1 other
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What This Bill Proposed
State institutions of higher education and local education agencies are permitted to collect an from individuals making electronic payments to cover credit card processing costs, effective May 6, 2026.
Students and residents making electronic payments to Utah public colleges or school districts may experience added charges corresponding to credit card processing fees.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
State institutions of higher education
State institutions of higher education gain statutory authorization to collect electronic payment fees to recover credit card processing costs.
Local education agencies
Local education agencies are authorized to collect electronic payment fees from individuals making electronic payments.
Persons making electronic payments
Individuals making electronic payments to higher education institutions or LEAs may be required to pay an electronic payment fee.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · passed the Senate · on the House floor.
Procedural history
31 actions- Mar 6, 2026SenateSenate/ filed
- Mar 6, 2026SenateSenate/ strike enacting clause
- Feb 5, 2026SenateSenate/ filed
- Feb 5, 2026HouseHouse/ to Senate
- Feb 5, 2026HouseHouse/ failed
- Feb 5, 2026HouseHouse/ 3rd reading
Show 25 earlier actions
- Feb 4, 2026HouseHouse/ 2nd reading
- Feb 4, 2026HouseHouse/ committee report favorable
- Feb 3, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- Feb 2, 2026HouseCommitteeHouse/ to standing committee
- Jan 29, 2026HouseIntroducedHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Jan 28, 2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
- Jan 28, 2026SenateSenate/ to House
- Jan 28, 2026SenateFloorSenate/ passed 3rd reading
- Jan 28, 2026SenateSenate/ 3rd reading
- Jan 27, 2026SenateFloorSenate/ passed 2nd reading
- Jan 27, 2026SenateSenate/ uncircled
- Jan 22, 2026SenateSenate/ circled
- Jan 22, 2026SenateSenate/ 2nd reading
- Jan 22, 2026SenateSenate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- Jan 22, 2026SenateSenate/ committee report favorable
- Jan 21, 2026SenateSenate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- Jan 20, 2026SenateCommitteeSenate/ to standing committee
- Jan 20, 2026SenateIntroducedSenate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Jan 7, 2026SenateSenate/ received bill from Legislative Printing
- Dec 4, 2025ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0017
- Dec 4, 2025Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- Dec 4, 2025Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
- Nov 17, 2025Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0017
- Oct 15, 2025Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0017
- Oct 15, 2025Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0017
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 40)
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