House committee substitute to the 3rd edition makes the following changes.
Amends new GS 66-67.10 by changing the cap on how much a merchant can charge for payment by credit or charge card, to now prohibit charging more than 2% of the total transaction (was, prohibited from charging more than 3% of the total transaction or the charge that the merchant pays to a payment card entity to facilitate or process the payments, whichever is greater). Changes the effective date of the statute so that it is applicable to payments made on or after January 1, 2026 (was, October 1, 2025).