# Mississippi HB 547: Check cashers and MS Credit Availability licensees; authorize to pass credit/debit card fees to customers.

Mississippi HB 547, Check cashers and MS Credit Availability licensees; authorize to pass credit/debit card fees to customers., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Henry Zuber III (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-17 (Approved by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-27).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB547-2026
- As of: 2026-10-27
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## Facts
- Bill: Mississippi HB 547
- State: Mississippi
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Check cashers and MS Credit Availability licensees; authorize to pass credit/debit card fees to customers.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-12
- Last action: 2026-03-17, Approved by Governor
- Sponsor: Henry Zuber III (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Banking and Financial Services, Business and Financial Institutions
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (105 yes, 62 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Card fees at check-cashing and credit services: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Mississippi-licensed check-cashing businesses and credit-availability licensees can pass card processing fees on to customers. The fee cannot exceed the processor’s cost for that transaction. Before the transaction is complete, the business must disclose the fee amount, that…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Henry Zuber III (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-05 | Senate | Passed | pass | 34 | 18 |   |
| 2026-02-10 | House | Passed | pass | 71 | 44 | 1 |

## Actions (12)

- 2026-03-17: Approved by Governor (legislature)
- 2026-03-10: Enrolled Bill Signed (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Enrolled Bill Signed (House)
- 2026-03-09: Returned For Enrolling (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Passed (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Title Suff Do Pass (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Referred To Business and Financial Institutions (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Transmitted To Senate (House)
- 2026-02-10: Passed (House)
- 2026-02-10: Tabled Failed (House)
- 2026-01-29: Title Suff Do Pass (House)
- 2026-01-12: Referred To Banking and Financial Services (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0547IN.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/0500-0599/HB0547IN.pdf)
- As Passed: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0547PS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/0500-0599/HB0547PS.pdf)
- Enrolled: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0547SG.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/0500-0599/HB0547SG.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 1653: Local Improvements Project Fund and IHL Capital Improvements Fund; revise certain projects funded with monies from. (signed)
- HB 1924: Appropriation; Attorney General. (signed)
- SB 3051: Appropriation; Finance and Administration, Department of. (signed)
- SB 3110: Tax credits; authorize for contributions by certain taxpayers to certain hospitals. (signed)
- SB 2917: Budget; provide for various transfers of funds, and create various special funds. (signed)
- SB 3071: Appropriation; Gulf Coast Restoration Funds to the Mississippi Development Authority. (signed)

## Sources
- [As Introduced (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0547IN.htm)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/0500-0599/HB0547IN.pdf)
- [As Passed (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0547PS.htm)
- [As Passed (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/0500-0599/HB0547PS.pdf)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0547SG.htm)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/0500-0599/HB0547SG.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 1653: Local Improvements Project Fund and IHL Capital Improvements Fund; revise certa…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1653-2026)
- [HB 1924: Appropriation; Attorney General.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1924-2026)
- [SB 3051: Appropriation; Finance and Administration, Department of.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB3051-2026)
- [SB 3110: Tax credits; authorize for contributions by certain taxpayers to certain hospit…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB3110-2026)
- [SB 2917: Budget; provide for various transfers of funds, and create various special fund…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB2917-2026)
- [SB 3071: Appropriation; Gulf Coast Restoration Funds to the Mississippi Development Auth…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB3071-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB547-2026 (as of 2026-10-27).