,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dade  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #a1 #bjbj,mr4    
,m55dez 7= himself & ,mr4 ,cram]7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ca1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code1 to prohibit retail        
bus9esses f refus+ ca% paym5ts1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,paym5t ,*oice ,act (      
#bjbj4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !     
foll[+3 7#a7 ,section #eajc ( title #ca1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 provides t ,unit$ 
,/ates co9s & curr5cy are legal t5d] =  
all debts1 public *>ges1 taxes1 & dues4 
7#b7 ,a gr[+ numb] ( retail e/abli%m5ts1
 across ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 h adopt$       
ca%less policies1 decl>+ t !y refuse to 
accept ,unit$ ,/ates ca% paym5t f _!    
cu/om]s &1 in/ead1 require t paym5t = ! 
goods & s]vices (f]$ by su* retail]s be 
made only ) cr$it c>ds1 debit c>ds1 or  
digital paym5t me?ods t result 9        

electronic transf]s ( funds to !        
retail]4  #c4 ,retail bus9esses         
prohibit$ f refus+ ca% paym5ts  7a7 ,9  
g5]al ,sub*apt] ,i ( *apt] #ea ( title  
#ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #eajd4 ,retail 
bus9esses prohibit$ f refus+ ca% paym5ts
  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,no p]son sell+ or (f]+  
goods or s]vices at retail to ! public  
may-- 7#a7 refuse to accept ,unit$      
,/ates legal t5d] ( ca% z paym5t = goods
 or s]vices2  7#b7 po/ signs or notices 
91 on1 or ab\t ! bus9ess premises ( su* 
p]son /at+ t ca% paym5t is n accept$2 or
  7#c7 *>ge a high] price to any cu/om] 
:o pays by ca% ?an cu/om>ily is *>g$ to 
a cu/om] us+ o!r =ms ( paym5t4  7b7     
,exception ,subsection 7a7 %all n apply 
to any goods or s]vices sold to ! public
 by telephone1 mail1 or int]net4  7c7   
,en=cem5t  7#a7 ,prev5tative relief     
,:5ev] any p]son has engag$1 or !re are 
reasonable gr\nds to believe t any p]son
 is ab\t to engage 9 any act or practice
 prohibit$ by ?is section1 a civil      

action = prev5tive relief1 includ+ an   
application = a p]man5t or tempor>y     
injunction1 re/ra9+ ord]1 or o!r ord]   
may be br\ght aga9/ su* p]son4  7#b7    
,civil p5alties ,any p]son :o violates  
?is section %all-- 7,a7 be liable =     
actual damages2  7,b7 be f9$ n m ?an    
#b1ejj = a fir/ (f5se2 &  7,c7 be f9$ n 
m ?an #e1jjj = a second or subsequ5t    
(f5se4  7#c7 ,jurisdiction ,an action "u
 ?is section may be br\ght 9 an         
appropriate di/rict c\rt ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates or appropriate c\rt ( compet5t   
jurisdiction4  7#d7 ,int]v5tion (       
,attorney ,g5]al ,^u timely application1
 a c\rt may1 9 its discretion1 p]mit !  
,attorney ,g5]al to int]v5e 9 a civil   
action br\ght "u ?is subsection1 if !   
,attorney ,g5]al c]tifies t ! action is 
( g5]al public importance4  7#e7        
,au?ority to appo9t c\rt-paid attorney  
,^u application by an individual & 9 su*
 circum/ances z ! c\rt may det]m9e j1 ! 
c\rt may-- 7,a7 appo9t an attorney = !  
individual2 &  7,b7 au?orize !          

comm5cem5t ( a civil action "u ?is      
subsection )\t ! paym5t ( fees1 co/s1 or
 security4  7#f7 ,attorney's fees ,9 any
 action comm5c$ pursuant to ?is         
section-- 7,a7 ! c\rt1 9 its discretion1
 may all[ ! prevail+ p>ty1 o!r ?an !    
,unit$ ,/ates1 a reasonable attorney's  
fee z "p ( ! co/s2 &  7,b7 ! ,unit$     
,/ates %all be liable = co/s 9 ! same   
mann] z a private p]son4  7#g7          
,requirem5ts 9 c]ta9 ,/ates & local     
areas  7,a7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is p>agraph1 
! t]m cov]$ jurisdiction means a ,/ate1 
or political subdivision ( a ,/ate1 t   
has a ,/ate or local law1 z applicable--
 7i7 prohibit+ an act or practice       
prohibit$ "u ?is section2 &  7ii7       
e/abli%+ or au?oriz+ ! ,/ate or         
political subdivision1 to-- 7,i7 grant  
or seek relief f ! act or practice2 or  
7,,ii7 in/itute crim9al proce$+s )      
respect to ! act or practice4  7,b7     
,requirem5ts  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,9 ! case (  
an alleg$ act or practice prohibit$ "u  
?is section t occurs 9 a cov]$          

jurisdiction1 no civil action may be    
br\ght "u ?is section be=e ! expiration 
( ! #cj-;day p]iod beg9n+ on ! date on  
:i* ! ,/ate or political subdivision1 z 
applicable1 receives by regi/]$ mail or 
9 p]son notice ( int5t to file a civil  
action "u ?is section4  7ii7 ,/ay ,!    
c\rt may /ay proce$+s 9 a civil action  
describ$ 9 clause 7i7 p5d+ ! t]m9ation (
 ,/ate or local en=cem5t proce$+s4  4   
7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( cont5ts 
= *apt] #ea ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item   
relat+ to section #eajc ! foll[+3       
#eajd4 ,retail bus9esses prohibit$ f    
refus+ ca% paym5ts4  4