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H.B. No. 4134 AN ACT relating to a convenience fee for processing electronic payments for motor vehicles. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 348, Finance Code, is amended by adding Section 348.416 to read as follows: Sec. 348.416. CONVENIENCE FEE FOR PROCESSING ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS AUTHORIZED. (a) In this section, "electronic payment" means a payment made by credit card, debit card, electronic funds transfer, electronic check, or other electronic method. (b) A holder of a retail installment contract or the holder's agent may collect a fee for processing a retail buyer's electronic payment under the contract only if: (1) the fee is reasonably related to the expense incurred by the holder or holder's agent in processing the electronic payment; (2) the fee does not exceed the lesser of $10 or five percent of the amount of the payment; and (3) the holder or holder's agent: (A) allows the buyer to make a payment by a method other than an electronic payment that does not incur a fee; (B) does not establish electronic payment as the expected form of payment; and (C) informs the buyer of the following before the buyer agrees to make an electronic payment: (i) the amount of the fee to be charged under this section; (ii) that the buyer may make a payment by an alternative method that does not incur a fee, including by check, cash, or money order; and (iii) that the holder or holder's agent may not establish electronic payment as the expected form of payment. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.B. No. 4134 was passed by the House on April 29, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 141, Nays 4, 1 present, not voting. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.B. No. 4134 was passed by the Senate on May 27, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: _____________________ Date _____________________ Governor
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