# Montana SB 528: Revising laws related to credit card transaction fees

Montana SB 528, Revising laws related to credit card transaction fees, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Jeremy Trebas (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-23 (Died in Committee) (as of 2026-10-11).

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- As of: 2026-10-11
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## Facts
- Bill: Montana SB 528
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Revising laws related to credit card transaction fees
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-26
- Last action: 2025-05-23, Died in Committee
- Sponsor: Jeremy Trebas (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Consumer Protection, Credit Transactions
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (271 yes, 76 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jeremy Trebas (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Steve Fitzpatrick (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-17 | Senate | Do Not Concur | pass | 33 | 16 |   |
| 2025-04-11 | House | Do Concur | pass | 88 | 11 |   |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Do Concur | pass | 95 | 5 |   |
| 2025-03-06 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 29 | 21 |   |
| 2025-03-06 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 26 | 23 |   |

## Actions (21)

- 2025-05-23: Died in Committee (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: Conference Committee Appointed (House)
- 2025-04-24: Conference Committee Appointed (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: 2nd Reading House Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: Returned to Senate with Amendments (House)
- 2025-04-11: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-04-10: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-04-08: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-04-08: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-03-17: Hearing (House)
- 2025-03-17: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-03-17: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-03-07: Transmitted to House (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-04-08: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=b719d24f-33e2-45fd-92b3-026d0008c9fe)
- Introduced, 2025-02-26: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=ceed3f6e-1adc-48c3-adc9-3fbf114653df)

## Related bills

- SB 437: Revise definition of sex in Montana law (signed)
- HB 831: Increase elderly homeowner and renter income tax credit (vetoed)
- HB 628: Revise early literacy targeted intervention laws (vetoed)
- SB 410: Provide for Montana genomic security act (vetoed)
- SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program (vetoed)
- SB 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer (vetoed)

## Sources
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=b719d24f-33e2-45fd-92b3-026d0008c9fe)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=ceed3f6e-1adc-48c3-adc9-3fbf114653df)

## Related
- [SB 437: Revise definition of sex in Montana law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB437-2025)
- [HB 831: Increase elderly homeowner and renter income tax credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB831-2025)
- [HB 628: Revise early literacy targeted intervention laws](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB628-2025)
- [SB 410: Provide for Montana genomic security act](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB410-2025)
- [SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB424-2025)
- [SB 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB422-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB528-2025 (as of 2026-10-11).