Public Act 461 of 2004

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• Introduced by Sen. Valde Garcia (R) on February 26, 2003, to prohibit the display by a store of more than the last four digits of a customer’s credit or debit card account number, or the card’s expiration date on a merchandise receipt, subject to a fine of up to $1,000. The bill is part of a legislative package comprised of Senate Bills 220, 657, 792, 793, 795, 797, 798, 803 and House Bills 6168 to 6177.
  • Referred to the Senate Economic Development, Small Business and Regulatory Reform Committee on February 26, 2003.
    • Reported in the Senate on December 2, 2003, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on December 9, 2003, to replace the previous version of the bill with one which would also prohibit requiring a consumer to disclose his or her social security number as a condition of purchasing goods or services, unless the transaction includes an extension of credit, or the disclosure is otherwise required by state or federal law. The substitute also provides some exceptions to the prohibition on diplaying a full credit card number on a receipt, and delays the ban until July 1, 2006 for receipts printed by an electronic device. The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on December 9, 2003.
• Passed 38 to 0 in the Senate on December 10, 2003, to prohibit the display by a store of more than the last four digits of a customer’s credit or debit card account number, or the card’s expiration date on a merchandise receipt. The bill also prohibits requiring a consumer to disclose his or her social security number as a condition of purchasing goods or services, unless the transaction includes an extension of credit, or the disclosure is otherwise required by state or federal law.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on December 10, 2003.
  • Referred to the House Criminal Justice Committee on December 10, 2003.
    • Reported in the House on September 15, 2004, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-3) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on September 29, 2004, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that only has the provisions prohibiting the display of more than the last four digits of a customer’s credit card account number on a merchandise receipt, and which adds certain exceptions to that provision. The other provisions are now found in other bills in the package. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on September 29, 2004.
• Passed 106 to 0 in the House on September 29, 2004, to prohibit the display by a store on a merchandise receipt of more than the last four digits of a customer’s credit or debit card account number, or the card’s expiration date, with certain exceptions.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on September 30, 2004.
  • Substitute offered by Sen. Valde Garcia (R) on November 10, 2004, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described. The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on November 10, 2004.
• Passed 36 to 0 in the Senate on November 10, 2004, to adopt a Senate version of the bill that revises details but does not change the substance of the House-passed version.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on November 10, 2004.
• Passed 92 to 0 in the House on December 2, 2004, to concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on December 27, 2004.