Delaware · House Bill 315 · 153rd General Assembly
Tips/Prohibit Transaction Fees/Credit Cards
- Introduced Mar 5, 2026
- In committee Mar 5, 2026
- Passed the House Next
- Passed the Senate
- To the governor
- Became law
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
This Act prohibits payment card networks from establishing or charging transaction fees on tips on credit card transactions. Violations are punishable by a penalty of $1,000 per electronic transaction and the wrongful fees must be refunded.
Every action
2 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
- CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee in House · House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce
- CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce) in House with 1 Favorable, 8 On Its Merits · House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce
Roll calls
No recorded votes on this bill yet.
Sponsors
The member who introduced it, joined by 35 cosponsors: 28 Democrats, 7 Republicans.
- KW Kimberly WilliamsD Primary sponsor · District 19
- DJ Darius J. BrownD Joint sponsor · District 2
- GW Gerald W. HockerR Joint sponsor · District 20
All 35 cosponsors
- Alonna BerryD
- Bryan TownsendD
- Claire Snyder-HallD
- Cyndie RomerD
- Daniel CruceD
- David P. SokolaD
- Debra HeffernanD
- Edward S. OsienskiD
- Franklin D. CookeD
- Jeffrey N. SpiegelmanR
- Jesse R. VanderwendeR
- John "Jack" WalshD
- Josue O OrtegaD
- Kendra JohnsonD
- Kerri Evelyn HarrisD
- Kevin S HensleyR
- Krista GriffithD
- Kyra L. HoffnerD
- Mara GormanD
- Marie PinkneyD
- Melanie Ross LevinD
- Melissa Minor-BrownD
- Michael F. SmithR
- Nicole PooreD
- Nnamdi O. ChukwuochaD
- Ray SeigfriedD
- Ronald E. GrayR
- Russell HuxtableD
- S. Elizabeth LockmanD
- Stephanie L. HansenD
- Timothy D. DukesR
- Trey ParadeeD
- Valerie Jones GiltnerR
- William BushD
- William J. CarsonD
From Delaware's official records (legis.delaware.gov), checked Nov 1, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.