Delaware · House Bill 315 · 153rd General Assembly

Tips/Prohibit Transaction Fees/Credit Cards

  1. Introduced Mar 5, 2026
  2. In committee Mar 5, 2026
  3. Passed the House Next
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. 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.

  1. CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee in House · House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce
  2. 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.

All 35 cosponsors

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.