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WV HB4396

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/15/2026

Primary Sponsor

Adam Burkhammer

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Origin

House of Delegates

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits payment card networks from including state and local taxes in the calculation of credit card interchange fees charged to merchants
  • Applies to sales and use taxes, hotel occupancy taxes, alcoholic beverage taxes, and rental vehicle surcharge taxes in West Virginia
  • Requires payment card networks to either deduct tax amounts from interchange fee calculations at settlement or rebate the proportionate interchange fee amount to merchants
  • Merchants unable to transmit tax amounts at the time of sale may submit sales data afterward to receive credit to their settlement account
  • Establishes a civil penalty of up to $1,000 per violation, payable to the plaintiff, plus refund of the surcharge to affected merchants

Legislative Description

Prevent credit card surcharge from including sales tax

Consumer Protection

Last Action

To House Finance

1/15/2026

Committee Referrals

Finance1/15/2026

Full Bill Text

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